How many parks and green spaces are in Horfield Ward? 3 public parks

Horfield Ward has 3 public parks among 17 green space sites. Green space covers 10.6% of the area: about 18 m² per resident, or 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
18 m²
Less green space than
74% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.5

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

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What are the largest parks in Horfield Ward?

Monks Park is the largest public park in Horfield Ward, at 3.9 hectares. 2 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Horfield Ward
ParkSize
Monks Park3.9 hectares
Poets Park1,933 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Horfield Ward?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Horfield Ward: 11.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Horfield Ward by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities11.7 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens11.5 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields1.5 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces1.4 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds9,578 m² · 3 sites
Play spaces8,818 m² · 5 sites

Does Horfield Ward have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Horfield Ward has 18 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Bristol. Less green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Horfield Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Horfield WardThis area18 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. 18 m² for every resident adds up to 2.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Horfield 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 Horfield Ward dataset covers 282 postcodes.

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