How many parks and green spaces are in Chelmer Village? 7 public parks

Chelmer Village has 7 public parks among 24 green space sites. Green space covers 3.3% of the area: about 18 m² per resident, or 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
18 m²
Less green space than
74% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.5

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 Chelmer Village?

Chelmer Village Green is the largest public park in Chelmer Village, at 3.6 hectares. 2 of the 7 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Chelmer Village
ParkSize
Chelmer Village Green3.6 hectares
Brook End Gardens2.6 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Chelmer Village?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Chelmer Village: 10.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Chelmer Village by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens10.8 hectares · 7 sites
Other sports facilities4.7 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields3.3 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces5,619 m² · 11 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2,712 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts2,460 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens1,961 m² · 1 site

Does Chelmer Village have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Chelmer Village has 18 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 60 m² across Chelmsford. Less green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Chelmer Village compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Chelmer VillageThis area18 m² per resident
Chelmsford60 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 18 m² for every resident adds up to 2.5 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 Chelmer Village?

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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 Chelmer Village dataset covers 656 postcodes.

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