How many parks and green spaces are in Sawston? 3 public parks

Sawston has 3 public parks among 23 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
24 m²
Less green space than
61% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.4

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 are the largest parks in Sawston?

Orchard Park is the largest public park in Sawston, at 2.5 hectares. 1 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Sawston
ParkSize
Orchard Park2.5 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Sawston?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Sawston: 6.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Sawston by type
TypeArea
Playing fields6.8 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens3.1 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.5 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries1 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities8,734 m² · 3 sites
Play spaces6,085 m² · 7 sites
Bowling greens1,638 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,148 m² · 1 site

Does Sawston have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Sawston has 24 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 57 m² across South Cambridgeshire. Less green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Sawston compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SawstonThis area24 m² per resident
South Cambridgeshire57 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 24 m² for every resident adds up to 3.4 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 Sawston?

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

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 (August 2026). The Sawston dataset covers 293 postcodes.

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