How many parks and green spaces are in Rettendon? 2 public parks

Rettendon has 2 public parks among 10 green space sites. Green space covers 3.5% of the area: about 308 m² per resident, or 43 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 97% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
308 m²
More green space than
97% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
43

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 Rettendon?

Garden Hyde Hall is the largest public park in Rettendon, at 72.2 hectares. 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Rettendon
ParkSize
Garden Hyde Hall72.2 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Rettendon?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Rettendon: 52.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Rettendon by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens52.6 hectares · 2 sites
Playing fields4.6 hectares · 4 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds8,640 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces5,714 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,031 m² · 2 sites

Does Rettendon have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Rettendon has 308 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 97% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Rettendon compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
RettendonThis area308 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. 308 m² for every resident adds up to 43 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.

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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 (June 2026). The Rettendon dataset covers 91 postcodes.

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