How many parks and green spaces are in Central Swindon South? 22 public parks
Central Swindon South has 22 public parks among 97 green space sites. Green space covers 13.3% of the area: about 36 m² per resident, or 5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 36 m²
- More green space than
- 58% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 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 Central Swindon SouthWhat are the largest parks in Central Swindon South?
Coate Water Country Park is the largest public park in Central Swindon South, at 94.1 hectares. 5 of the 22 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Coate Water Country Park | 94.1 hectares |
| The Lawn | 36.1 hectares |
| Town Gardens | 5.1 hectares |
| Queen's Park | 4.6 hectares |
| Quarry Wildlife Garden | 5,778 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Central Swindon South?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Central Swindon South: 167 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 167 hectares · 22 sites |
| Playing fields | 23.2 hectares · 11 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 17.8 hectares · 11 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 12 hectares · 14 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.7 hectares · 26 sites |
| Cemeteries | 4.3 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 4.1 hectares · 5 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.8 hectares · 5 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 75.5 hectares · 2 sites |
Does Central Swindon South have a lot of green space?
About average. Central Swindon South has 36 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 45 m² across Swindon. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Central Swindon SouthThis area | 36 m² per resident |
| Swindon | 45 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 36 m² for every resident adds up to 5 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 Central Swindon South?
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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 South dataset covers 2,011 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.