How many parks and green spaces are in Bath? 36 public parks
Bath has 36 public parks among 231 green space sites. Green space covers 10.3% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 31 m²
- More green space than
- 51% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.4
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 BathWhat are the largest parks in Bath?
Royal Victoria Park is the largest public park in Bath, at 23.2 hectares. 17 of the 36 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Royal Victoria Park | 23.2 hectares |
| Magdalen Gardens | 5.5 hectares |
| Linear Park | 5.1 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 4.4 hectares |
| Sydney Gardens | 3.9 hectares |
| Alice Park | 3.4 hectares |
| Henrietta Park | 2.9 hectares |
| Firs Field | 2.1 hectares |
| Hedgemead Park | 2 hectares |
| Hillcrest Open Space | 2 hectares |
| Parade Gardens | 1 hectares |
| Backstones Open Space | 6,620 m² |
| Beacon Hill Common | 5,627 m² |
| Willow Green | 2,758 m² |
| St Stephen's Millennium Green | 1,573 m² |
| Redland Park | 624 m² |
| Alkmaar Garden | 566 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Bath?
Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Bath: 94.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Other sports facilities | 94.9 hectares · 21 sites |
| Playing fields | 76.7 hectares · 30 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 73.9 hectares · 36 sites |
| Cemeteries | 33.2 hectares · 15 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 20.2 hectares · 29 sites |
| Play spaces | 8.5 hectares · 58 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 4.3 hectares · 16 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.5 hectares · 20 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.4 hectares · 5 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 14.5 hectares · 1 site |
Does Bath have a lot of green space?
About average. Bath has 31 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 32 m² across Bath and North East Somerset. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BathThis area | 31 m² per resident |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 32 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.4 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 Bath?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Bath.
- What is the average house price in Bath?
- When did average house prices in Bath reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Bath?
- What type of properties are sold in Bath?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Bath?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Bath?
- How do Bath house prices compare with another area?
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 04:03 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bath dataset covers 4,224 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.