Elm has 4 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 0.1% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
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 ElmPlaying fields cover the most ground in Elm: 4.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 4.5 hectares · 4 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.4 hectares · 3 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 9,477 m² · 4 sites |
| Cemeteries | 7,338 m² · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 3,219 m² · 5 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 270 m² · 1 site |
A bit less than most areas. Elm has 19 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 25 m² across Fenland. Less green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| ElmThis area | 19 m² per resident |
| Fenland | 25 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 19 m² for every resident adds up to 2.7 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.
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Elm.
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 (August 2026). The Elm dataset covers 137 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.