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

Frome Vale Ward has 7 public parks among 23 green space sites. Green space covers 24.5% of the area: about 62 m² per resident, or 8.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
62 m²
More green space than
80% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
8.6

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 Frome Vale Ward?

Oldbury Court Estate is the largest public park in Frome Vale Ward, at 48 hectares. 4 of the 7 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Frome Vale Ward
ParkSize
Oldbury Court Estate48 hectares
Begbrook Green Park6.5 hectares
Snuff Mills Park6.3 hectares
Fishponds Park4,131 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Frome Vale Ward?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Frome Vale Ward: 73.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Frome Vale Ward by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens73.8 hectares · 7 sites
Playing fields10.1 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces6 hectares · 6 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.1 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces9,698 m² · 5 sites
Bowling greens2,399 m² · 1 site

Does Frome Vale Ward have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Frome Vale Ward has 62 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 80% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Frome Vale Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Frome Vale WardThis area62 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. 62 m² for every resident adds up to 8.6 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 Frome Vale 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 Frome Vale Ward dataset covers 721 postcodes.

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