How many parks and green spaces are in Matching? 1 public park

Matching has 1 public park among 7 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 84 m² per resident, or 12 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
84 m²
More green space than
87% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
12

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 Matching?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Matching: 6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Matching by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens6 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields2.8 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds6,822 m² · 3 sites
Play spaces252 m² · 1 site

Does Matching have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Matching has 84 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 103 m² across Epping Forest. More green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Matching compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
MatchingThis area84 m² per resident
Epping Forest103 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 84 m² for every resident adds up to 12 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 Matching?

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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 Matching dataset covers 51 postcodes.

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