How many parks and green spaces are in Purley on Thames? 0 public parks

Purley on Thames has 0 public parks among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 1.6% of the area: about 16 m² per resident, or 2.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
16 m²
Less green space than
78% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.2

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 kinds of green space are there in Purley on Thames?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Purley on Thames: 4.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Purley on Thames by type
TypeArea
Playing fields4.3 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.9 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces4,869 m² · 4 sites
Bowling greens4,246 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds2,514 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries1,874 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,657 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities254 m² · 1 site

Does Purley on Thames have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Purley on Thames has 16 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 56 m² across West Berkshire. Less green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Purley on Thames compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Purley on ThamesThis area16 m² per resident
West Berkshire56 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 16 m² for every resident adds up to 2.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Purley on Thames?

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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 03:57 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Purley on Thames dataset covers 125 postcodes.

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