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The 12 most valuable city parks in the world

  • <p>12: Total value – £1.2bn; size in square metres – 161,874; value per square metre – £7,533 (WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images) </p>
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    12. Hyde Park, Sydney

    12: Total value – £1.2bn; size in square metres – 161,874; value per square metre – £7,533 (WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)

  • <p>11: Total value – £1.9bn; size – 224,000 sq m; value –<br> £8,569 sq m (Julien Mattia/NurPhoto via Getty Images) </p>
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    11. Jardin de Tuileries, Paris

    11: Total value – £1.9bn; size – 224,000 sq m; value –
    £8,569 sq m (Julien Mattia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

  • <p>10: Total value – £1.9bn; size – 200,000 sq m; value – £9,629 sq m (Imagno/Getty Images) . </p>
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    10. Parc la Grange, Geneva

    10: Total value – £1.9bn; size – 200,000 sq m; value – £9,629 sq m (Imagno/Getty Images) .

  • <p>9: Total value – £2.6bn; size – 133,546 sq m; value – £19,240 sq m (DeAgostini/Getty Images) </p>
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    9. Kowloon Park, Hong Kong

    9: Total value – £2.6bn; size – 133,546 sq m; value – £19,240 sq m (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

  • <p>8: Total value – £2.7bn; size – 230,671 sq m; value – £11,540 sq m (DeAgostini/Getty Images) </p>
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    8: Jingshan Park, Beijing

    8: Total value – £2.7bn; size – 230,671 sq m; value – £11,540 sq m (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

  • <p>7: Total value – £5.7bn; size – 582,747 sq m; value –<br> £9,692 sq m (John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images) </p>
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    7: Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo

    7: Total value – £5.7bn; size – 582,747 sq m; value –
    £9,692 sq m (John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images)

  • <p>6: Total value – £6bn; Size – 800,064 sq metres; Value – £7,560 sq m (Pino Pacifico/REDA&CO/UIG via Getty Images) </p>
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    6: Villa Borghese Gardens, Rome

    6: Total value – £6bn; Size – 800,064 sq metres; Value – £7,560 sq m (Pino Pacifico/REDA&CO/UIG via Getty Images)

  • <p>5: Total value – £14bn; Size – 1,011,714 sq m; Value – £13,827 sq m (Chong Seng Keat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) </p>
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    5: Garden by the Bay, Singapore

    5: Total value – £14bn; Size – 1,011,714 sq m; Value – £13,827 sq m (Chong Seng Keat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

  • <p>4: Total value – £18.7bn; size – 1,416,400 sq m; value – £13,197 sq m (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) </p>
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    4: Hyde Park, London

    4: Total value – £18.7bn; size – 1,416,400 sq m; value – £13,197 sq m (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

  • <p>3: Total value – £29.6bn; size – 3,750,303 sq m; value – £7,886 sq m (Johannes Simon/Getty Images) </p>
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    3: Englischer Garten, Munich

    3: Total value – £29.6bn; size – 3,750,303 sq m; value – £7,886 sq m (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

  • <p>2: Total value – £32.9bn; size – 3,411,500 sq m; value – £9,637 sq m (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) </p>
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    2: Central Park, New York

    2: Total value – £32.9bn; size – 3,411,500 sq m; value – £9,637 sq m (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

  • <p>1: Total value – £35.5bn; size – 4,046,856 sq m; value – £8,771 sq m (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images). </p>
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    1: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

    1: Total value – £35.5bn; size – 4,046,856 sq m; value – £8,771 sq m (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

<p>12: Total value – £1.2bn; size in square metres – 161,874; value per square metre – £7,533 (WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images) </p>
<p>11: Total value – £1.9bn; size – 224,000 sq m; value –<br> £8,569 sq m (Julien Mattia/NurPhoto via Getty Images) </p>
<p>10: Total value – £1.9bn; size – 200,000 sq m; value – £9,629 sq m (Imagno/Getty Images) . </p>
<p>9: Total value – £2.6bn; size – 133,546 sq m; value – £19,240 sq m (DeAgostini/Getty Images) </p>
<p>8: Total value – £2.7bn; size – 230,671 sq m; value – £11,540 sq m (DeAgostini/Getty Images) </p>
<p>7: Total value – £5.7bn; size – 582,747 sq m; value –<br> £9,692 sq m (John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images) </p>
<p>6: Total value – £6bn; Size – 800,064 sq metres; Value – £7,560 sq m (Pino Pacifico/REDA&CO/UIG via Getty Images) </p>
<p>5: Total value – £14bn; Size – 1,011,714 sq m; Value – £13,827 sq m (Chong Seng Keat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) </p>
<p>4: Total value – £18.7bn; size – 1,416,400 sq m; value – £13,197 sq m (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) </p>
<p>3: Total value – £29.6bn; size – 3,750,303 sq m; value – £7,886 sq m (Johannes Simon/Getty Images) </p>
<p>2: Total value – £32.9bn; size – 3,411,500 sq m; value – £9,637 sq m (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) </p>
<p>1: Total value – £35.5bn; size – 4,046,856 sq m; value – £8,771 sq m (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images). </p>
Mark Dorman

With cities around the world getting ever more crowded, the pressure on green spaces grows daily. But, should developers want to get their hands on our parks, they would have to stump up some truly astronomical sums.

Analysis by garden equipment specialists Flymo suggests San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is the world’s most valuable green space, worth a staggering £35.5bn.

Flymo used the average square metre cost of an apartment in a city and multiplied it by the size of any green space in that same city to arrive at the values. Take a look at the world’s 12 most valuable city parks…