How many parks and green spaces are in Thaxted? 2 public parks
Thaxted has 2 public parks among 15 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 20 m² per resident, or 2.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 20 m²
- Less green space than
- 69% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.8
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 ThaxtedWhat are the largest parks in Thaxted?
Margaret Gardens is the largest public park in Thaxted, at 1,238 m². 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Margaret Gardens | 1,238 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Thaxted?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Thaxted: 3.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 3.2 hectares · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.3 hectares · 3 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 7,353 m² · 3 sites |
| Cemeteries | 6,105 m² · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 5,282 m² · 1 site |
| Public parks and gardens | 2,837 m² · 2 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2,014 m² · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 713 m² · 1 site |
Does Thaxted have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Thaxted has 20 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 72 m² across Uttlesford. Less green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| ThaxtedThis area | 20 m² per resident |
| Uttlesford | 72 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 20 m² for every resident adds up to 2.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Low means the second-lowest 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 Thaxted?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Thaxted.
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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 (July 2026). The Thaxted dataset covers 122 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.