How many parks and green spaces are in Epping Forest? 28 public parks
Epping Forest has 28 public parks among 309 green space sites. Green space covers 4.1% of the area: about 103 m² per resident, or 14 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 103 m²
- More green space than
- 90% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 14
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 Epping ForestWhat are the largest parks in Epping Forest?
Lee Valley Country Park is the largest public park in Epping Forest, at 992 hectares. 13 of the 28 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Lee Valley Country Park | 992 hectares |
| Gunpowder Park | 87.7 hectares |
| Abbey Gardens | 9 hectares |
| Jessel Green | 8.5 hectares |
| Theydon Green | 6.2 hectares |
| The Chigwell Meadow | 5.2 hectares |
| Cedar Park | 3 hectares |
| Roebuck Green | 1.9 hectares |
| Didgemere Common | 1.8 hectares |
| Cripsey Brook Nature Reserve | 1.5 hectares |
| Arewater Green | 1.4 hectares |
| Great Stony Park | 1.1 hectares |
| The Green | 1,384 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Epping Forest?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Epping Forest: 10 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 10 km² · 28 sites |
| Playing fields | 189 hectares · 46 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 86.6 hectares · 33 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 32 hectares · 37 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 26.8 hectares · 48 sites |
| Cemeteries | 24 hectares · 14 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.5 hectares · 54 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4 hectares · 8 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.3 hectares · 24 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 528 hectares · 17 sites |
Does Epping Forest have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Epping Forest has 103 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 52 m² across Essex. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Epping ForestThis area | 103 m² per resident |
| Essex | 52 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 103 m² for every resident adds up to 14 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.
Which parts of Epping Forest have the most green space?
Lambourne has the most green space per resident of the 28 areas of Epping Forest, at about 586 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LambourneVery High | 586 m² per resident |
| NazeingVery High | 409 m² per resident |
| Waltham AbbeyVery High | 312 m² per resident |
| FyfieldVery High | 128 m² per resident |
| Theydon GarnonVery High | 91 m² per resident |
| MatchingVery High | 84 m² per resident |
| ChigwellVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| WillingaleVery High | 63 m² per resident |
| Epping UplandHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| North Weald BassettHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| Abbess, Beauchamp and Berners RodingTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Buckhurst HillTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| LoughtonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Theydon BoisTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| RoydonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| MoretonTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Little LaverLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Theydon MountLow | 21 m² per resident |
| OngarLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Stapleford TawneyLow | 19 m² per resident |
| EppingLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Magdalen LaverLow | 16 m² per resident |
| High LaverLow | 16 m² per resident |
| BobbingworthLow | 15 m² per resident |
| SheeringVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Stanford RiversVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| High OngarVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Stapleford AbbottsVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Epping Forest?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Epping Forest.
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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 02:22 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Epping Forest dataset covers 5,034 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.