How many parks and green spaces are in Broad Green Ward? 1 public park

Broad Green Ward has 1 public park among 15 green space sites. Green space covers 4.2% of the area: about 5 m² per resident, or 0.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 93% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
5 m²
Less green space than
93% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
0.7

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 are the largest parks in Broad Green Ward?

Wandle Park is the largest public park in Broad Green Ward, at 8.5 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Broad Green Ward
ParkSize
Wandle Park8.5 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Broad Green Ward?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Broad Green Ward: 8.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Broad Green Ward by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens8.5 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields1.7 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities1.2 hectares · 4 sites
Play spaces7,798 m² · 7 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2,415 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts686 m² · 1 site

Does Broad Green Ward have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Broad Green Ward has 5 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 26 m² across London Borough of Croydon. Less green space per resident than 93% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Broad Green Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Broad Green WardThis area5 m² per resident
London Borough of Croydon26 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 5 m² for every resident adds up to 0.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very Low means the bottom 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 Broad Green Ward?

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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 03:54 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Broad Green Ward dataset covers 1,035 postcodes.

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