How many parks and green spaces are in Worcester? 23 public parks
Worcester has 23 public parks among 181 green space sites. Green space covers 8.3% of the area: about 27 m² per resident, or 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 27 m²
- Less green space than
- 57% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.7
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 WorcesterWhat are the largest parks in Worcester?
Worcester Woods Country Park is the largest public park in Worcester, at 35.8 hectares. 9 of the 23 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Worcester Woods Country Park | 35.8 hectares |
| Gheluvelt Park | 7.3 hectares |
| Power Park | 5 hectares |
| Cripplegate Park | 4.9 hectares |
| Elbury Park | 4.2 hectares |
| Pitmaston Park | 3.2 hectares |
| Fort Royal Park | 2.1 hectares |
| Cromwell Crescent Park | 1.3 hectares |
| St Andrew's Gardens | 6,276 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Worcester?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Worcester: 90.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 90.4 hectares · 23 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 80.2 hectares · 28 sites |
| Playing fields | 53.5 hectares · 17 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 27.1 hectares · 30 sites |
| Cemeteries | 19.3 hectares · 4 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.6 hectares · 53 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 4.5 hectares · 12 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2 hectares · 5 sites |
| Tennis courts | 9,615 m² · 5 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 99.5 hectares · 4 sites |
Does Worcester have a lot of green space?
About average. Worcester has 27 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 44 m² across Worcestershire. Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| WorcesterThis area | 27 m² per resident |
| Worcestershire | 44 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 27 m² for every resident adds up to 3.7 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.
Which parts of Worcester have the most green space?
St. Peter the Great County has the most green space per resident of the 2 areas of Worcester, at about 24 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| St. Peter the Great CountyLow | 24 m² per resident |
| WarndonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Worcester?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Worcester.
- What is the average house price in Worcester?
- When did average house prices in Worcester reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Worcester?
- What type of properties are sold in Worcester?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Worcester?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Worcester?
- How do Worcester 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 03:02 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Worcester dataset covers 3,925 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.