How many parks and green spaces are in Shere? 1 public park

Shere has 1 public park among 23 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
30 m²
Less green space than
51% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.2

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 kinds of green space are there in Shere?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Shere: 6.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Shere by type
TypeArea
Playing fields6.8 hectares · 6 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2 hectares · 4 sites
Public parks and gardens1 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries7,667 m² · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces6,078 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces2,492 m² · 5 sites
Bowling greens2,232 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,121 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities603 m² · 1 site

Does Shere have a lot of green space?

About average. Shere has 30 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 56 m² across Guildford. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Shere compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ShereThis area30 m² per resident
Guildford56 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 30 m² for every resident adds up to 4.2 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 Shere?

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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 03:52 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Shere dataset covers 177 postcodes.

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