How many parks and green spaces are in West Swindon? 27 public parks
West Swindon has 27 public parks among 73 green space sites. Green space covers 19.9% 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 West SwindonWhat are the largest parks in West Swindon?
Lydiard Country Park is the largest public park in West Swindon, at 108 hectares. 8 of the 27 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Lydiard Country Park | 108 hectares |
| Shaw Forest Park | 35.3 hectares |
| Shaw Ridge Linear Park | 26 hectares |
| Toothill Park | 6.8 hectares |
| Grange Park | 2.1 hectares |
| Mayenden Park | 1.7 hectares |
| Folly Park | 1.4 hectares |
| Sparcells | 1.2 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in West Swindon?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in West Swindon: 177 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 177 hectares · 27 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 3.5 hectares · 6 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.5 hectares · 35 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 9,780 m² · 3 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 6,303 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 1,757 m² · 1 site |
Does West Swindon have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. West Swindon has 68 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 83% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| West SwindonThis area | 68 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. 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.
What else do people ask about West Swindon?
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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 West Swindon dataset covers 1,771 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.