How many parks and green spaces are in Malvern Hills? 46 public parks

Malvern Hills has 46 public parks among 317 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 45 m² per resident, or 6.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
45 m²
More green space than
70% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.3

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 Malvern Hills?

Malvern Common is the largest public park in Malvern Hills, at 62.7 hectares. 18 of the 46 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Malvern Hills
ParkSize
Malvern Common62.7 hectares
St Wulstan's Local Nature Reserve21.1 hectares
Link Common19.6 hectares
Blackmore Park11.5 hectares
Broadheath Common9.6 hectares
Newland Green5.9 hectares
Victoria Park4.4 hectares
Priory Park3 hectares
Rose Bank Gardens1.5 hectares
St Wulstans Village Green1 hectares
Leafield Recreation Ground8,082 m²
Gym Flats5,364 m²
Severn Meadow2,685 m²
The Green2,340 m²
Station Gardens2,281 m²
Promenade Gardens2,157 m²
Severne Green1,520 m²
Hall Green1,001 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Malvern Hills?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Malvern Hills: 164 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Malvern Hills by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens164 hectares · 46 sites
Playing fields91.3 hectares · 47 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds44.3 hectares · 84 sites
Other sports facilities39 hectares · 26 sites
Cemeteries13.3 hectares · 21 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces9.4 hectares · 14 sites
Play spaces5.9 hectares · 60 sites
Tennis courts1.2 hectares · 9 sites
Bowling greens1.2 hectares · 6 sites
Golf coursesNot counted130 hectares · 4 sites

Does Malvern Hills have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Malvern Hills has 45 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 44 m² across Worcestershire. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Malvern Hills compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Malvern HillsThis area45 m² per resident
Worcestershire44 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 45 m² for every resident adds up to 6.3 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.

Which parts of Malvern Hills have the most green space?

Little Malvern has the most green space per resident of the 68 areas of Malvern Hills, at about 899 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of Malvern Hills
AreaPer resident
Little MalvernVery High899 m² per resident
NewlandVery High300 m² per resident
Malvern WellsVery High186 m² per resident
HoltVery High110 m² per resident
Hanley CastleVery High102 m² per resident
BroadheathVery High93 m² per resident
SuckleyVery High74 m² per resident
MartleyHigh58 m² per resident
PowickHigh56 m² per resident
Upton-upon-SevernHigh51 m² per resident
HallowHigh48 m² per resident
MalvernHigh45 m² per resident
RushwickHigh40 m² per resident
BushleyHigh38 m² per resident
BroadwasTypical36 m² per resident
EldersfieldTypical34 m² per resident
West MalvernTypical33 m² per resident
AlfrickTypical32 m² per resident
Shelsley WalshTypical32 m² per resident
TenburyTypical32 m² per resident
Clifton upon TemeTypical29 m² per resident
BockletonTypical29 m² per resident
Croome D'AbitotTypical29 m² per resident
QueenhillTypical27 m² per resident
DoddenhamTypical26 m² per resident
MadresfieldTypical25 m² per resident
Lower SapeyLow25 m² per resident
CotheridgeLow24 m² per resident
KnightwickLow23 m² per resident
BerrowLow23 m² per resident
Knighton on TemeLow22 m² per resident
Shelsley BeauchampLow20 m² per resident
WellandLow20 m² per resident
GrimleyLow19 m² per resident
Stanford with OrletonLow17 m² per resident
KyreLow17 m² per resident
EasthamLow16 m² per resident
Stoke BlissLow16 m² per resident
WichenfordLow15 m² per resident
LulsleyLow15 m² per resident
BaytonLow15 m² per resident
ShrawleyLow15 m² per resident
Severn StokeVery Low14 m² per resident
GuarlfordVery Low13 m² per resident
BransfordVery Low13 m² per resident
KempseyVery Low13 m² per resident
Stockton on TemeVery Low12 m² per resident
RippleVery Low12 m² per resident
CastlemortonVery Low12 m² per resident
LeighVery Low12 m² per resident
BirtsmortonVery Low11 m² per resident
HanleyVery Low11 m² per resident
PensaxVery Low11 m² per resident
Earl's CroomeVery Low11 m² per resident
MambleVery Low10 m² per resident
LongdonVery Low10 m² per resident
Hill CroomeVery Low10 m² per resident
Astley and DunleyVery Low9 m² per resident
RochfordVery Low9 m² per resident
AbberleyVery Low7 m² per resident
Little WitleyVery Low7 m² per resident
LindridgeVery Low7 m² per resident
PendockVery Low4 m² per resident
Great WitleyVery Low3 m² per resident
HoldfastVery Low0 m² per resident
Shelsley KingsVery Low0 m² per resident
HillhamptonVery Low0 m² per resident
KenswickVery Low0 m² per resident

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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 03:02 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Malvern Hills dataset covers 3,307 postcodes.

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