How many parks and green spaces are in Witham? 11 public parks

Witham has 11 public parks among 49 green space sites. Green space covers 4.4% of the area: about 23 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
23 m²
Less green space than
63% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.3

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 Witham?

James Cooke Wood is the largest public park in Witham, at 5.4 hectares. 2 of the 11 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Witham
ParkSize
James Cooke Wood5.4 hectares
Witham Town Park1.6 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Witham?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Witham: 34.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Witham by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens34.3 hectares · 11 sites
Playing fields23.3 hectares · 9 sites
Cemeteries2.2 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces2.1 hectares · 16 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.9 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.4 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities1 hectares · 4 sites
Bowling greens5,474 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted17 hectares · 0 sites

Does Witham have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Witham has 23 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 31 m² across Braintree. Less green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Witham compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
WithamThis area23 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. 23 m² for every resident adds up to 3.3 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 Witham?

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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 Witham dataset covers 936 postcodes.

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