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

Rivenhall has 2 public parks among 9 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
31 m²
More green space than
51% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.4

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 Rivenhall?

Rivenhall Oak is the largest public park in Rivenhall, at 7,248 m². 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Rivenhall
ParkSize
Rivenhall Oak7,248 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Rivenhall?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Rivenhall: 1.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Rivenhall by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens1.1 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7,621 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces3,853 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces3,098 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted45.9 hectares · 1 site

Does Rivenhall have a lot of green space?

About average. Rivenhall has 31 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 51% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Rivenhall compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
RivenhallThis area31 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. 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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 03:35 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Rivenhall dataset covers 44 postcodes.

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