How many parks and green spaces are in Marlborough? 2 public parks

Marlborough has 2 public parks among 29 green space sites. Green space covers 2.1% of the area: about 14 m² per resident, or 2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 81% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
14 m²
Less green space than
81% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2

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 Marlborough?

Cooper's Meadow is the largest public park in Marlborough, at 1.1 hectares. 2 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Marlborough
ParkSize
Cooper's Meadow1.1 hectares
Priory Gardens8,779 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Marlborough?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Marlborough: 5.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Marlborough by type
TypeArea
Playing fields5.8 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens2 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.8 hectares · 4 sites
Cemeteries1.1 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces9,471 m² · 3 sites
Other sports facilities7,766 m² · 1 site
Play spaces6,169 m² · 8 sites
Tennis courts5,037 m² · 4 sites
Bowling greens2,502 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted62.9 hectares · 1 site

Does Marlborough have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Marlborough has 14 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 40 m² across Wiltshire. Less green space per resident than 81% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Marlborough compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
MarlboroughThis area14 m² per resident
Wiltshire40 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 14 m² for every resident adds up to 2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very Low means the bottom 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 Marlborough?

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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 02:39 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Marlborough dataset covers 571 postcodes.

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