How many parks and green spaces are in Copford? 4 public parks

Copford has 4 public parks among 9 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 25 m² per resident, or 3.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
25 m²
Less green space than
59% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.6

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 Copford?

The Green is the largest public park in Copford, at 617 m². 1 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Copford
ParkSize
The Green617 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Copford?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Copford: 2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Copford by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens2 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields1.5 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds8,576 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces881 m² · 2 sites

Does Copford have a lot of green space?

About average. Copford has 25 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 42 m² across Colchester. Less green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Copford compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
CopfordThis area25 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. 25 m² for every resident adds up to 3.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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 Copford?

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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 Copford dataset covers 49 postcodes.

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