How many parks and green spaces are in Great Tey? 0 public parks

Great Tey has 0 public parks among 5 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 82 m² per resident, or 11 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
82 m²
More green space than
87% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
11

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 Great Tey?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Great Tey: 6.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Great Tey by type
TypeArea
Playing fields6.5 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds6,170 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces2,156 m² · 1 site
Play spaces294 m² · 1 site

Does Great Tey have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Great Tey has 82 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 87% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Great Tey compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Great TeyThis area82 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. 82 m² for every resident adds up to 11 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 Great Tey?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Great Tey.

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 Great Tey dataset covers 59 postcodes.

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