How many parks and green spaces are in Chappel? 0 public parks

Chappel has 0 public parks among 6 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 39 m² per resident, or 5.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
39 m²
More green space than
63% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.5

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 kinds of green space are there in Chappel?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Chappel: 1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Chappel by type
TypeArea
Playing fields1 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds5,310 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces2,648 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces1,679 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries1,612 m² · 1 site

Does Chappel have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Chappel has 39 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 42 m² across Colchester. More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Chappel compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ChappelThis area39 m² per resident
Colchester42 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 39 m² for every resident adds up to 5.5 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.

What else do people ask about Chappel?

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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 (July 2026). The Chappel dataset covers 30 postcodes.

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