Mile End has 13 public parks among 38 green space sites. Green space covers 24.7% of the area: about 94 m² per resident, or 13 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
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
All house prices in Mile EndHigh Woods Country Park is the largest public park in Mile End, at 154 hectares. 1 of the 13 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| High Woods Country Park | 154 hectares |
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Mile End: 114 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 114 hectares · 13 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 40.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Playing fields | 10.6 hectares · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 3.8 hectares · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.3 hectares · 12 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 9,419 m² · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4,153 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 2,888 m² · 2 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 535 m² · 0 sites |
Yes, more than most areas. Mile End has 94 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 89% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Mile EndThis area | 94 m² per resident |
| Colchester | 42 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 94 m² for every resident adds up to 13 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.
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Mile End.
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 Mile End dataset covers 342 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.