How many parks and green spaces are in Stanway? 15 public parks
Stanway has 15 public parks among 33 green space sites. Green space covers 2.6% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 24 m²
- Less green space than
- 61% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.4
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 StanwayWhat kinds of green space are there in Stanway?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Stanway: 23.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 23.5 hectares · 15 sites |
| Playing fields | 2.7 hectares · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1.7 hectares · 1 site |
| Other sports facilities | 7,560 m² · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 6,568 m² · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 4,242 m² · 9 sites |
| Cemeteries | 692 m² · 1 site |
Does Stanway have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Stanway has 24 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 61% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| StanwayThis area | 24 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. 24 m² for every resident adds up to 3.4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Low means the second-lowest 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 Stanway?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Stanway.
- What is the average house price in Stanway?
- When did average house prices in Stanway reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Stanway?
- What type of properties are sold in Stanway?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Stanway?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Stanway?
- How do Stanway house prices compare with another area?
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 (August 2026). The Stanway dataset covers 540 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.