How many parks and green spaces are in Sodbury? 6 public parks

Sodbury has 6 public parks among 26 green space sites. Green space covers 2.4% of the area: about 68 m² per resident, or 9.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
68 m²
More green space than
83% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
9.6

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 Sodbury?

Colt's Green is the largest public park in Sodbury, at 3.9 hectares. 3 of the 6 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Sodbury
ParkSize
Colt's Green3.9 hectares
Millennium Garden1,859 m²
The Green294 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Sodbury?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Sodbury: 25.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Sodbury by type
TypeArea
Playing fields25.8 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens7.7 hectares · 6 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.4 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1 hectares · 3 sites
Cemeteries6,226 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities4,119 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,925 m² · 4 sites
Tennis courts2,814 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted44.9 hectares · 1 site

Does Sodbury have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Sodbury has 68 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 83% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Sodbury compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SodburyThis area68 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. 68 m² for every resident adds up to 9.6 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 Sodbury?

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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 (August 2026). The Sodbury dataset covers 343 postcodes.

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