How many parks and green spaces are in Harlow? 43 public parks
Harlow has 43 public parks among 224 green space sites. Green space covers 12.7% of the area: about 42 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 42 m²
- More green space than
- 66% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.8
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 HarlowWhat are the largest parks in Harlow?
Town Park is the largest public park in Harlow, at 39.1 hectares. 9 of the 43 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Town Park | 39.1 hectares |
| Harlow Common | 33.2 hectares |
| Jean McAlpine Park | 25.9 hectares |
| Mark Hall Park | 6 hectares |
| Tithelands Park | 5.1 hectares |
| Town Park | 1.5 hectares |
| The Water Gardens | 2,740 m² |
| Greygoose Park | 1,921 m² |
| East Park | 1,846 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Harlow?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Harlow: 233 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 233 hectares · 43 sites |
| Playing fields | 91 hectares · 27 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 24.9 hectares · 21 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 21.6 hectares · 35 sites |
| Cemeteries | 11.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 6.8 hectares · 21 sites |
| Play spaces | 5.9 hectares · 56 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.3 hectares · 14 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.2 hectares · 3 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 62.5 hectares · 1 site |
Does Harlow have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Harlow has 42 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 66% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| HarlowThis area | 42 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. 42 m² for every resident adds up to 5.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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 Harlow?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Harlow.
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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 Harlow dataset covers 2,820 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.