How many parks and green spaces are in Danbury? 3 public parks

Danbury has 3 public parks among 19 green space sites. Green space covers 4.8% of the area: about 109 m² per resident, or 15 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 91% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
109 m²
More green space than
91% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
15

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 Danbury?

Danbury Country Park is the largest public park in Danbury, at 21.4 hectares. 3 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Danbury
ParkSize
Danbury Country Park21.4 hectares
Elm Green6,071 m²
Church Green1,886 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Danbury?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Danbury: 23.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Danbury by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities23.4 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens22.2 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields7.2 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds2.6 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.1 hectares · 3 sites
Tennis courts2,714 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces2,567 m² · 4 sites
Bowling greens2,134 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted1,730 m² · 0 sites

Does Danbury have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Danbury has 109 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 60 m² across Chelmsford. More green space per resident than 91% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Danbury compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
DanburyThis area109 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. 109 m² for every resident adds up to 15 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.

What else do people ask about Danbury?

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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 Danbury dataset covers 236 postcodes.

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