How many parks and green spaces are in Brentwood? 19 public parks
Brentwood has 19 public parks among 200 green space sites. Green space covers 5.1% of the area: about 102 m² per resident, or 14 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 102 m²
- More green space than
- 90% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 14
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
All house prices in BrentwoodWhat are the largest parks in Brentwood?
Thorndon Country Park is the largest public park in Brentwood, at 224 hectares. 12 of the 19 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Thorndon Country Park | 224 hectares |
| Weald Country Park | 175 hectares |
| Hutton Country Park | 34.9 hectares |
| Warley Country Park | 26 hectares |
| St Faith's Country Park | 16.8 hectares |
| Thorndon Country Park South | 15.8 hectares |
| Merrymeads Country Park | 14.2 hectares |
| Shenfield Common | 12.8 hectares |
| Bishops Hall Park | 2.6 hectares |
| Blackmore Millenium Field | 1.2 hectares |
| The Green | 4,126 m² |
| Ingrave Green | 538 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Brentwood?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Brentwood: 550 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 550 hectares · 19 sites |
| Playing fields | 130 hectares · 34 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 73.1 hectares · 16 sites |
| Cemeteries | 19.5 hectares · 10 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 15 hectares · 33 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 14.7 hectares · 18 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.3 hectares · 35 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.4 hectares · 20 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.6 hectares · 5 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 560 hectares · 10 sites |
Does Brentwood have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Brentwood has 102 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 52 m² across Essex. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BrentwoodThis area | 102 m² per resident |
| Essex | 52 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 102 m² for every resident adds up to 14 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.
Which parts of Brentwood have the most green space?
Herongate and Ingrave has the most green space per resident of the 9 areas of Brentwood, at about 306 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Herongate and IngraveVery High | 306 m² per resident |
| West HorndonVery High | 187 m² per resident |
| MountnessingVery High | 94 m² per resident |
| Kelvedon HatchVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| Ingatestone and FryerningHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| NavestockTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts GreenTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| DoddinghurstLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Stondon MasseyLow | 18 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Brentwood?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Brentwood.
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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 02:22 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Brentwood dataset covers 3,195 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.