How many parks and green spaces are in Elmbridge? 33 public parks

Elmbridge has 33 public parks among 313 green space sites. Green space covers 5.2% of the area: about 36 m² per resident, or 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
36 m²
More green space than
60% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.1

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

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What are the largest parks in Elmbridge?

Ditton Common is the largest public park in Elmbridge, at 30.6 hectares. 12 of the 33 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Elmbridge
ParkSize
Ditton Common30.6 hectares
Hurst Park24.5 hectares
Claremont Landscape Garden20.7 hectares
Leg o' Mutton Field5 hectares
Cigarette Island Park2.1 hectares
Hare Lane Green1.4 hectares
The Green1.2 hectares
Esher Green9,007 m²
Back Green8,528 m²
Monument Green2,112 m²
Hinchley Wood Memorial Garden1,998 m²
Ashley Park1,224 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Elmbridge?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Elmbridge: 213 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Elmbridge by type
TypeArea
Playing fields213 hectares · 53 sites
Other sports facilities114 hectares · 38 sites
Public parks and gardens107 hectares · 33 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces35.1 hectares · 21 sites
Cemeteries18.1 hectares · 9 sites
Tennis courts13.8 hectares · 39 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds12.7 hectares · 30 sites
Play spaces4.8 hectares · 68 sites
Bowling greens2.6 hectares · 12 sites
Golf coursesNot counted421 hectares · 10 sites

Does Elmbridge have a lot of green space?

About average. Elmbridge has 36 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 50 m² across Surrey. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Elmbridge compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ElmbridgeThis area36 m² per resident
Surrey50 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 36 m² for every resident adds up to 5.1 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.

Which parts of Elmbridge have the most green space?

Weybridge has the most green space per resident of the 5 areas of Elmbridge, at about 33 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of Elmbridge
AreaPer resident
WeybridgeTypical33 m² per resident
MoleseyTypical32 m² per resident
CobhamLow22 m² per resident
EsherLow21 m² per resident
ClaygateVery Low12 m² per resident

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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 03:04 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Elmbridge dataset covers 6,463 postcodes.

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