How many parks and green spaces are in Abingdon on Thames? 14 public parks
Abingdon on Thames has 14 public parks among 70 green space sites. Green space covers 9.1% of the area: about 28 m² per resident, or 3.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 28 m²
- Less green space than
- 54% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.9
Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this
All house prices in Abingdon on ThamesWhat are the largest parks in Abingdon on Thames?
Abbey Gardens is the largest public park in Abingdon on Thames, at 9.4 hectares. 4 of the 14 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Abbey Gardens | 9.4 hectares |
| Albert Park | 5.7 hectares |
| Southern Town Park | 4.2 hectares |
| Abingdon Marina Park | 2.5 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Abingdon on Thames?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Abingdon on Thames: 37.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 37.6 hectares · 14 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 27.7 hectares · 10 sites |
| Playing fields | 22.8 hectares · 11 sites |
| Cemeteries | 4.5 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 3.4 hectares · 26 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 3.1 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8,316 m² · 4 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5,609 m² · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 2,616 m² · 1 site |
Does Abingdon on Thames have a lot of green space?
About average. Abingdon on Thames has 28 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Vale of White Horse. Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Abingdon on ThamesThis area | 28 m² per resident |
| Vale of White Horse | 36 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 28 m² for every resident adds up to 3.9 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.
What else do people ask about Abingdon on Thames?
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Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:44 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Abingdon on Thames dataset covers 1,582 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.