How many parks and green spaces are in Fairfield Ward? 4 public parks

Fairfield Ward has 4 public parks among 33 green space sites. Green space covers 20.1% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
31 m²
More green space than
52% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.4

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 are the largest parks in Fairfield Ward?

Lloyd Park is the largest public park in Fairfield Ward, at 43.5 hectares. 3 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Fairfield Ward
ParkSize
Lloyd Park43.5 hectares
Coombe Park16.7 hectares
The Queen's Gardens6,532 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Fairfield Ward?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Fairfield Ward: 57.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Fairfield Ward by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens57.2 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields11.3 hectares · 2 sites
Other sports facilities3.6 hectares · 6 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.2 hectares · 5 sites
Bowling greens1.4 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.3 hectares · 1 site
Tennis courts9,020 m² · 9 sites
Play spaces6,708 m² · 4 sites
Golf coursesNot counted1,611 m² · 0 sites

Does Fairfield Ward have a lot of green space?

About average. Fairfield Ward has 31 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. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Fairfield Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Fairfield WardThis area31 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. 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield Ward dataset covers 1,023 postcodes.

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