How many parks and green spaces are in Guildford? 57 public parks
Guildford has 57 public parks among 417 green space sites. Green space covers 3.0% of the area: about 56 m² per resident, or 7.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 56 m²
- More green space than
- 77% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 7.8
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 GuildfordWhat are the largest parks in Guildford?
Royal Horticultural Society's Garden is the largest public park in Guildford, at 72.9 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 28 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Royal Horticultural Society's Garden | 72.9 hectares |
| Shalford Common | 34.2 hectares |
| Stoke Park | 32.7 hectares |
| Ripley Green | 26.1 hectares |
| Broadstreet Common | 23.3 hectares |
| Oldlands Copse | 17.6 hectares |
| Lakeside Park | 17.3 hectares |
| Runfold Ridge | 12.3 hectares |
| Eashing Fields | 11.7 hectares |
| Pewley Down Nature Reserve | 9.6 hectares |
| Fox Corner | 6.3 hectares |
| Wood Street Green | 6.3 hectares |
| Pirbright Green | 5.8 hectares |
| Snaky Lane Nature Reserve | 3.1 hectares |
| Stoke Park | 3 hectares |
| Bushy Hill Park | 1.9 hectares |
| Heath Field | 1.7 hectares |
| Castle Cliffe Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| Brick Field | 1.5 hectares |
| Castle Grounds | 1.3 hectares |
| St Luke's Park | 9,221 m² |
| Woodbridge Meadows | 9,205 m² |
| Park Barn | 8,719 m² |
| Cook's Green | 7,894 m² |
| Allen House Grounds | 7,342 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Guildford?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Guildford: 469 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 469 hectares · 57 sites |
| Playing fields | 156 hectares · 61 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 89.8 hectares · 47 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 30.9 hectares · 33 sites |
| Cemeteries | 29.3 hectares · 15 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 26.5 hectares · 45 sites |
| Play spaces | 11.1 hectares · 100 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4.5 hectares · 37 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.8 hectares · 12 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 573 hectares · 10 sites |
Does Guildford have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Guildford has 56 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 77% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| GuildfordThis area | 56 m² per resident |
| Surrey | 50 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 56 m² for every resident adds up to 7.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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 Guildford have the most green space?
Wisley has the most green space per resident of the 24 areas of Guildford, at about 2,947 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| WisleyVery High | 2,947 m² per resident |
| OckhamVery High | 1,127 m² per resident |
| ArtingtonVery High | 245 m² per resident |
| West ClandonVery High | 221 m² per resident |
| ShacklefordVery High | 159 m² per resident |
| RipleyVery High | 154 m² per resident |
| ShalfordVery High | 133 m² per resident |
| TonghamVery High | 79 m² per resident |
| WorplesdonVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| EffinghamVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| PuttenhamVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| West HorsleyHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Seale and SandsHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| ComptonHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| PirbrightHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| AlburyTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| ShereTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| AshTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| East ClandonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| NormandyLow | 23 m² per resident |
| SendLow | 21 m² per resident |
| East HorsleyLow | 20 m² per resident |
| St. MarthaVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| WanboroughVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Guildford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Guildford.
- What is the average house price in Guildford?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Guildford?
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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 03:03 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Guildford dataset covers 6,934 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.