How many parks and green spaces are in Knowle Ward? 4 public parks

Knowle Ward has 4 public parks among 22 green space sites. Green space covers 16.9% of the area: about 27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
27 m²
Less green space than
56% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.8

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 Knowle Ward?

Redcatch Park is the largest public park in Knowle Ward, at 5.6 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Knowle Ward
ParkSize
Redcatch Park5.6 hectares
Salcombe Road Open Space1.6 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Knowle Ward?

Cemeteries cover the most ground in Knowle Ward: 16.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Knowle Ward by type
TypeArea
Cemeteries16.8 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens12 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields3.3 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities2.4 hectares · 4 sites
Bowling greens4,491 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts4,376 m² · 3 sites
Play spaces2,333 m² · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2,330 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds2,140 m² · 1 site

Does Knowle Ward have a lot of green space?

About average. Knowle Ward has 27 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 56% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Knowle Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Knowle WardThis area27 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. 27 m² for every resident adds up to 3.8 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 Knowle 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 Knowle Ward dataset covers 245 postcodes.

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