How many parks and green spaces are in Mole Valley? 37 public parks
Mole Valley has 37 public parks among 247 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 68 m² per resident, or 9.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 68 m²
- More green space than
- 83% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 9.5
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 Mole ValleyWhat are the largest parks in Mole Valley?
Box Hill is the largest public park in Mole Valley, at 265 hectares. 16 of the 37 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Box Hill | 265 hectares |
| Ashtead Park | 23.5 hectares |
| Buckland Park Lake | 22.2 hectares |
| Wood Field | 6 hectares |
| The Green | 4.2 hectares |
| Red House Recreation Ground | 1.4 hectares |
| The Church Green | 8,922 m² |
| Brockham Green | 7,958 m² |
| Chart Downs | 7,626 m² |
| King George V Memorial Gardens | 5,780 m² |
| Mansion Garden | 5,364 m² |
| Park Gardens | 5,063 m² |
| Abinger Common Green | 4,616 m² |
| Walliswood Green | 3,498 m² |
| Westcott Green | 2,178 m² |
| The Green | 1,834 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Mole Valley?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Mole Valley: 375 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 375 hectares · 37 sites |
| Playing fields | 110 hectares · 44 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 50.3 hectares · 20 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 23.3 hectares · 21 sites |
| Cemeteries | 21.3 hectares · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 17.7 hectares · 35 sites |
| Play spaces | 3.5 hectares · 49 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.8 hectares · 19 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.6 hectares · 9 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 388 hectares · 8 sites |
Does Mole Valley have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Mole Valley has 68 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 83% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Mole ValleyThis area | 68 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. 68 m² for every resident adds up to 9.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very High means the top 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 Mole Valley have the most green space?
Mickleham has the most green space per resident of the 15 areas of Mole Valley, at about 2,526 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 |
|---|---|
| MicklehamVery High | 2,526 m² per resident |
| BucklandVery High | 412 m² per resident |
| BrockhamVery High | 221 m² per resident |
| HeadleyVery High | 143 m² per resident |
| AbingerVery High | 65 m² per resident |
| OckleyHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| LeighHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| LeatherheadTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| NewdigateTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| HolmwoodTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| CapelTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| CharlwoodLow | 20 m² per resident |
| DorkingLow | 18 m² per resident |
| WottonLow | 18 m² per resident |
| BetchworthLow | 16 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Mole Valley?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Mole Valley.
- What is the average house price in Mole Valley?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Mole Valley?
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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 Mole Valley dataset covers 4,681 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.