How many parks and green spaces are in Uttlesford? 40 public parks
Uttlesford has 40 public parks among 390 green space sites. Green space covers 1.0% of the area: about 72 m² per resident, or 10 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 72 m²
- More green space than
- 84% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 10
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 UttlesfordWhat are the largest parks in Uttlesford?
Hatfield Forest is the largest public park in Uttlesford, at 371 hectares. 16 of the 40 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Hatfield Forest | 371 hectares |
| Bridge End Gardens | 8.1 hectares |
| The Common | 5.7 hectares |
| Village Green | 5.1 hectares |
| Parsonage Downs | 3.4 hectares |
| The Common | 1.6 hectares |
| Newton Green | 7,502 m² |
| Hill Green | 3,835 m² |
| Wellstye Green | 3,601 m² |
| Wright's Green | 2,742 m² |
| Jubilee Gardens | 1,903 m² |
| Coles Green | 1,746 m² |
| Margaret Gardens | 1,238 m² |
| Threader's Green | 1,000 m² |
| George Green | 335 m² |
| Elephant Green | 111 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Uttlesford?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Uttlesford: 418 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 418 hectares · 40 sites |
| Playing fields | 154 hectares · 76 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 39 hectares · 74 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 24.7 hectares · 45 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 12.2 hectares · 13 sites |
| Play spaces | 10.1 hectares · 105 sites |
| Cemeteries | 7.5 hectares · 8 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.4 hectares · 13 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.4 hectares · 14 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 84.2 hectares · 2 sites |
Does Uttlesford have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Uttlesford has 72 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 84% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| UttlesfordThis area | 72 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. 72 m² for every resident adds up to 10 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 Uttlesford have the most green space?
Hatfield Broad Oak has the most green space per resident of the 60 areas of Uttlesford, at about 3,055 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 |
|---|---|
| Hatfield Broad OakVery High | 3,055 m² per resident |
| ChickneyVery High | 1,069 m² per resident |
| Little ChesterfordVery High | 188 m² per resident |
| ManudenVery High | 163 m² per resident |
| Wenden LoftsVery High | 136 m² per resident |
| WimbishVery High | 118 m² per resident |
| Little EastonVery High | 105 m² per resident |
| Aythorpe RodingVery High | 83 m² per resident |
| HadstockVery High | 82 m² per resident |
| Great HallingburyVery High | 82 m² per resident |
| Little DunmowVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| LindsellVery High | 75 m² per resident |
| White RoothingVery High | 75 m² per resident |
| Quendon and RicklingVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| AshdonVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| FarnhamVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| High RoothingVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| Little BardfieldHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| Wendens AmboHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| LangleyHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| Great SampfordHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| RadwinterHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| ClaveringHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| High EasterHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| StrethallHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| BirchangerHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| ElmdonHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| BarnstonHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| DebdenHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| Sewards EndHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| StebbingHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Great CanfieldTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| ElsenhamTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| FelstedTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Hatfield HeathTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Great EastonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Great ChesterfordTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| NewportTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Leaden RodingTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| TiltyTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| LittleburyTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Great DunmowTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| ArkesdenLow | 23 m² per resident |
| ChrishallLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Saffron WaldenLow | 21 m² per resident |
| ThaxtedLow | 20 m² per resident |
| TakeleyLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Little SampfordLow | 17 m² per resident |
| HempsteadLow | 16 m² per resident |
| BerdenLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Stansted MountfitchetLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Margaret RodingVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Little HallingburyVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| HenhamVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Flitch GreenVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| BroxtedVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| WiddingtonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Little CanfieldVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| UgleyVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Wicken BonhuntVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Uttlesford?
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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 02:20 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Uttlesford dataset covers 3,786 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.