How many parks and green spaces are in Bishopsworth Ward? 7 public parks

Bishopsworth Ward has 7 public parks among 27 green space sites. Green space covers 17.6% of the area: about 51 m² per resident, or 7.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
51 m²
More green space than
74% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
7.1

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 Bishopsworth Ward?

Highridge Common is the largest public park in Bishopsworth Ward, at 6.1 hectares. 4 of the 7 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Bishopsworth Ward
ParkSize
Highridge Common6.1 hectares
Bedminster Down4.8 hectares
Withywood Park4.3 hectares
Kings Head Lane Park4 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Bishopsworth Ward?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Bishopsworth Ward: 39 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Bishopsworth Ward by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens39 hectares · 7 sites
Cemeteries11.2 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields6 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces5.7 hectares · 7 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7,734 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens4,100 m² · 1 site
Play spaces3,961 m² · 4 sites
Other sports facilities425 m² · 3 sites

Does Bishopsworth Ward have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Bishopsworth Ward has 51 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Bristol. More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Bishopsworth Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Bishopsworth WardThis area51 m² per resident
Bristol36 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 51 m² for every resident adds up to 7.1 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

High means the second-highest 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 Bishopsworth Ward?

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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 04:08 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bishopsworth Ward dataset covers 338 postcodes.

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