How many parks and green spaces are in Swavesey? 2 public parks

Swavesey has 2 public parks among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 0.9% of the area: about 51 m² per resident, or 7.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
51 m²
More green space than
74% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
7.1

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 Swavesey?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Swavesey: 6.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Swavesey by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities6.3 hectares · 2 sites
Playing fields2.8 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens2.2 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds5,938 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries2,229 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,252 m² · 3 sites

Does Swavesey have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Swavesey has 51 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 57 m² across South Cambridgeshire. More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Swavesey compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SwaveseyThis area51 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. 51 m² for every resident adds up to 7.1 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.

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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 (June 2026). The Swavesey dataset covers 124 postcodes.

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