How many parks and green spaces are in Chelmsford? 66 public parks
Chelmsford has 66 public parks among 498 green space sites. Green space covers 3.2% of the area: about 60 m² per resident, or 8.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 60 m²
- More green space than
- 79% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 8.4
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
All house prices in ChelmsfordWhat are the largest parks in Chelmsford?
Hylands Park is the largest public park in Chelmsford, at 207 hectares. 23 of the 66 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Hylands Park | 207 hectares |
| Marsh Farm Country Park | 176 hectares |
| Garden Hyde Hall | 72.2 hectares |
| Galleywood Common | 45.1 hectares |
| Danbury Country Park | 21.4 hectares |
| Admirals Park | 21.1 hectares |
| Compass Gardens (Saltcoats Park) | 14.3 hectares |
| Central Park | 13.4 hectares |
| Oaklands Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Noakes Park | 4.6 hectares |
| Chelmer Village Green | 3.6 hectares |
| John Cox Recreational Area | 3.3 hectares |
| Boleyn Gardens | 2.8 hectares |
| Brook End Gardens | 2.6 hectares |
| Tower Gardens | 2.4 hectares |
| Brewhouse Hoppitt | 2 hectares |
| Springfield Green | 1.6 hectares |
| Pollards Meadow | 1.4 hectares |
| Writtle Green | 1.3 hectares |
| Marconi Ponds Nature Reserve | 1.3 hectares |
| Elm Green | 6,071 m² |
| Church Green | 1,886 m² |
| Church Green | 1,851 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Chelmsford?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Chelmsford: 634 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 634 hectares · 66 sites |
| Playing fields | 214 hectares · 66 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 131 hectares · 35 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 50.6 hectares · 53 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 30.1 hectares · 57 sites |
| Cemeteries | 29.2 hectares · 10 sites |
| Play spaces | 13.2 hectares · 154 sites |
| Bowling greens | 6.2 hectares · 13 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4.9 hectares · 37 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 253 hectares · 7 sites |
Does Chelmsford have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Chelmsford has 60 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 79% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| ChelmsfordThis area | 60 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. 60 m² for every resident adds up to 8.4 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.
Which parts of Chelmsford have the most green space?
Writtle has the most green space per resident of the 29 areas of Chelmsford, at about 452 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 |
|---|---|
| WrittleVery High | 452 m² per resident |
| RettendonVery High | 308 m² per resident |
| RoxwellVery High | 256 m² per resident |
| ChignallVery High | 141 m² per resident |
| GalleywoodVery High | 128 m² per resident |
| South Woodham FerrersVery High | 117 m² per resident |
| Woodham Ferrers and BicknacreVery High | 112 m² per resident |
| DanburyVery High | 109 m² per resident |
| Great WalthamVery High | 87 m² per resident |
| PlesheyVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| SandonVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| RunwellHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| East HanningfieldHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| BorehamHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| StockHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| BroomfieldHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Chelmsford Garden CommunityHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Good EasterHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| MargarettingHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Little WalthamTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| MashburyTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| South HanningfieldTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| HighwoodLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Little BaddowLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Great and Little LeighsLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Chelmer VillageLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Great BaddowLow | 16 m² per resident |
| West HanningfieldVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| SpringfieldVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Chelmsford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Chelmsford.
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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 02:21 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Chelmsford dataset covers 6,668 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.