How many parks and green spaces are in Great Notley? 5 public parks

Great Notley has 5 public parks among 16 green space sites. Green space covers 16.5% of the area: about 68 m² per resident, or 9.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
68 m²
More green space than
83% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
9.6

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 Great Notley?

Great Notley Country Park is the largest public park in Great Notley, at 39.6 hectares. 2 of the 5 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Great Notley
ParkSize
Great Notley Country Park39.6 hectares
Panners Field1.1 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Great Notley?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Great Notley: 42 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Great Notley by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens42 hectares · 5 sites
Playing fields2.9 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities2.8 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces3,406 m² · 6 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2,420 m² · 1 site

Does Great Notley have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Great Notley has 68 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 31 m² across Braintree. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Great Notley compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Great NotleyThis area68 m² per resident
Braintree31 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 68 m² for every resident adds up to 9.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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 Great Notley?

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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 03:35 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Great Notley dataset covers 214 postcodes.

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