How many parks and green spaces are in Thatcham? 13 public parks
Thatcham has 13 public parks among 54 green space sites. Green space covers 2.8% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 24 m²
- Less green space than
- 62% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.3
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
All house prices in ThatchamWhat are the largest parks in Thatcham?
Dunstan Green is the largest public park in Thatcham, at 2.8 hectares. 1 of the 13 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Dunstan Green | 2.8 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Thatcham?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Thatcham: 29.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 29.6 hectares · 8 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 21.1 hectares · 13 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 3.6 hectares · 9 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 3.1 hectares · 1 site |
| Cemeteries | 2.7 hectares · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 1.2 hectares · 17 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.1 hectares · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3,273 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 1,124 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 3 hectares · 1 site |
Does Thatcham have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Thatcham has 24 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 62% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| ThatchamThis area | 24 m² per resident |
| West Berkshire | 56 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 24 m² for every resident adds up to 3.3 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 Thatcham?
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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 Thatcham dataset covers 1,481 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.