How many parks and green spaces are in Iron Acton? 2 public parks

Iron Acton has 2 public parks among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
29 m²
Less green space than
52% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.1

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 Iron Acton?

The Green is the largest public park in Iron Acton, at 6,859 m². 2 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Iron Acton
ParkSize
The Green6,859 m²
New Lodge Orchard1,368 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Iron Acton?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Iron Acton: 1.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Iron Acton by type
TypeArea
Playing fields1.7 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces9,565 m² · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds8,766 m² · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens8,227 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces3,320 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts1,091 m² · 1 site

Does Iron Acton have a lot of green space?

About average. Iron Acton has 29 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 39 m² across South Gloucestershire. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Iron Acton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Iron ActonThis area29 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. 29 m² for every resident adds up to 4.1 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 Iron Acton?

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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 04:02 with the latest Land Registry data (June 2026). The Iron Acton dataset covers 205 postcodes.

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