How many parks and green spaces are in England and Wales? 19,211 public parks
England and Wales has 19,211 public parks among 146,692 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 39 m² per resident, or 5.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 39 m²
- More green space than
- 63% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.4
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 England and WalesWhat kinds of green space are there in England and Wales?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in England and Wales: 1,234 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 1,234 km² · 19,211 sites |
| Playing fields | 510 km² · 19,805 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 264 km² · 14,584 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 127 km² · 13,362 sites |
| Cemeteries | 108 km² · 6,079 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 88 km² · 20,490 sites |
| Play spaces | 36 km² · 38,509 sites |
| Bowling greens | 15 km² · 5,535 sites |
| Tennis courts | 11 km² · 6,722 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 1,009 km² · 2,395 sites |
Does England and Wales have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. England and Wales has 39 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales. More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| England and WalesThis area | 39 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 39 m² for every resident adds up to 5.4 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 England and Wales have the most green space?
Cymru / Wales has the most green space per resident of the 2 areas of England and Wales, at about 47 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 |
|---|---|
| Cymru / WalesHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| EnglandHigh | 38 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about England and Wales?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space and crime in England and Wales.
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- What price range do most homes sell for in England and Wales?
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- What is the crime rate in England and Wales?
- How do England and Wales 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. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 31 October 2026 at 20:42 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The UK dataset covers 2,376,017 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.