How many parks and green spaces are in Emersons Green? 8 public parks

Emersons Green has 8 public parks among 33 green space sites. Green space covers 12.2% of the area: about 38 m² per resident, or 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
38 m²
More green space than
62% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.3

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 Emersons Green?

Lyde Green Common is the largest public park in Emersons Green, at 6.9 hectares. 3 of the 8 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Emersons Green
ParkSize
Lyde Green Common6.9 hectares
Emerson's Green Common5,330 m²
Vinney Green Common2,351 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Emersons Green?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Emersons Green: 29.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Emersons Green by type
TypeArea
Playing fields29.4 hectares · 5 sites
Public parks and gardens23.8 hectares · 8 sites
Other sports facilities10.8 hectares · 6 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.7 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces1.4 hectares · 13 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds69 m² · 0 sites

Does Emersons Green have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Emersons Green has 38 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 39 m² across South Gloucestershire. More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Emersons Green compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Emersons GreenThis area38 m² per resident
South Gloucestershire39 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 38 m² for every resident adds up to 5.3 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.

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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 04:03 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Emersons Green dataset covers 392 postcodes.

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