How many parks and green spaces are in Burnham-on-Crouch? 6 public parks

Burnham-on-Crouch has 6 public parks among 28 green space sites. Green space covers 2.1% of the area: about 58 m² per resident, or 8.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
58 m²
More green space than
78% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
8.1

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 Burnham-on-Crouch?

Riverside Park is the largest public park in Burnham-on-Crouch, at 26.8 hectares. 1 of the 6 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Burnham-on-Crouch
ParkSize
Riverside Park26.8 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Burnham-on-Crouch?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Burnham-on-Crouch: 37.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Burnham-on-Crouch by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens37.7 hectares · 6 sites
Playing fields7.6 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces5.3 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities3.3 hectares · 3 sites
Cemeteries2.4 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds1.6 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces6,676 m² · 10 sites
Bowling greens2,978 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted43 hectares · 1 site

Does Burnham-on-Crouch have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Burnham-on-Crouch has 58 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 78% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Burnham-on-Crouch compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Burnham-on-CrouchThis area58 m² per resident
Essex52 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 58 m² for every resident adds up to 8.1 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

High means the second-highest 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 02:23 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Burnham-on-Crouch dataset covers 339 postcodes.

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