How many parks and green spaces are in Central Swindon North? 8 public parks

Central Swindon North has 8 public parks among 66 green space sites. Green space covers 10.8% 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 are the largest parks in Central Swindon North?

Penhill Park is the largest public park in Central Swindon North, at 12.8 hectares. 1 of the 8 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Central Swindon North
ParkSize
Penhill Park12.8 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Central Swindon North?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Central Swindon North: 44.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Central Swindon North by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens44.9 hectares · 8 sites
Playing fields33.1 hectares · 9 sites
Other sports facilities18.5 hectares · 9 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces12.7 hectares · 10 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2 hectares · 6 sites
Play spaces1.2 hectares · 16 sites
Bowling greens7,858 m² · 3 sites
Tennis courts7,247 m² · 5 sites
Cemeteries15 m² · 0 sites

Does Central Swindon North have a lot of green space?

About average. Central Swindon North has 30 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 45 m² across Swindon. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Central Swindon North compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Central Swindon NorthThis area30 m² per resident
Swindon45 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.

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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 03:23 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Central Swindon North dataset covers 1,181 postcodes.

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