How many parks and green spaces are in Birchanger? 0 public parks

Birchanger has 0 public parks among 6 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 46 m² per resident, or 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
46 m²
More green space than
70% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.4

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

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What kinds of green space are there in Birchanger?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Birchanger: 2.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Birchanger by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities2.4 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields9,446 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds3,777 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces2,428 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,233 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens1,118 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted2,053 m² · 0 sites

Does Birchanger have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Birchanger has 46 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 72 m² across Uttlesford. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Birchanger compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
BirchangerThis area46 m² per resident
Uttlesford72 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 46 m² for every resident adds up to 6.4 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.

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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 (May 2026). The Birchanger dataset covers 26 postcodes.

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