How many parks and green spaces are in Sandford Orcas? 0 public parks

Sandford Orcas has 0 public parks among 1 green space site. Green space covers 0.1% of the area: about 18 m² per resident, or 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
18 m²
Less green space than
74% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.5

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 Sandford Orcas?

Churchyards and religious grounds cover the most ground in Sandford Orcas: 3,299 m². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Sandford Orcas by type
TypeArea
Churchyards and religious grounds3,299 m² · 1 site

Does Sandford Orcas have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Sandford Orcas has 18 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 34 m² across West Dorset. Less green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Sandford Orcas compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Sandford OrcasThis area18 m² per resident
West Dorset34 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 18 m² for every resident adds up to 2.5 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 Sandford Orcas?

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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 03:44 with the latest Land Registry data (March 2026). The Sandford Orcas dataset covers 15 postcodes.

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