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

Sawtry has 1 public park among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
22 m²
Less green space than
65% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.1

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 Sawtry?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Sawtry: 4.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Sawtry by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens4.5 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields4.2 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces9,630 m² · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces9,580 m² · 2 sites
Cemeteries8,991 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds7,040 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities4,488 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens2,197 m² · 1 site

Does Sawtry have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Sawtry has 22 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Huntingdonshire. Less green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Sawtry compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SawtryThis area22 m² per resident
Huntingdonshire41 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 22 m² for every resident adds up to 3.1 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 Sawtry?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Sawtry.

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 04:05 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Sawtry dataset covers 309 postcodes.

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