How many parks and green spaces are in Thornbury? 10 public parks
Thornbury has 10 public parks among 51 green space sites. Green space covers 3.1% of the area: about 37 m² per resident, or 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 37 m²
- More green space than
- 60% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.1
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
All house prices in ThornburyWhat kinds of green space are there in Thornbury?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Thornbury: 22 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 22 hectares · 10 sites |
| Playing fields | 13 hectares · 3 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 11.1 hectares · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 2.7 hectares · 6 sites |
| Cemeteries | 2.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.8 hectares · 18 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 7,951 m² · 3 sites |
| Tennis courts | 6,830 m² · 5 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 78 hectares · 1 site |
Does Thornbury have a lot of green space?
About average. Thornbury has 37 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 60% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| ThornburyThis area | 37 m² per resident |
| South Gloucestershire | 39 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 37 m² for every resident adds up to 5.1 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 Thornbury?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Thornbury.
- What is the average house price in Thornbury?
- When did average house prices in Thornbury reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Thornbury?
- What type of properties are sold in Thornbury?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Thornbury?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Thornbury?
- How do Thornbury house prices compare with another area?
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 Thornbury dataset covers 923 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.