How many parks and green spaces are in Mepal? 1 public park

Mepal has 1 public park among 6 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 40 m² per resident, or 5.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
40 m²
More green space than
64% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.6

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 Mepal?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Mepal: 3.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Mepal by type
TypeArea
Playing fields3.2 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens3,461 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries3,224 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,989 m² · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1,784 m² · 1 site

Does Mepal have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Mepal has 40 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across East Cambridgeshire. More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Mepal compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
MepalThis area40 m² per resident
East Cambridgeshire41 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 40 m² for every resident adds up to 5.6 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.

What else do people ask about Mepal?

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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 04:06 with the latest Land Registry data (March 2026). The Mepal dataset covers 27 postcodes.

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