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

Waddon Ward has 1 public park among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 20.9% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
41 m²
More green space than
66% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.8

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

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What are the largest parks in Waddon Ward?

Waddon Ponds Park is the largest public park in Waddon Ward, at 3.2 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Waddon Ward
ParkSize
Waddon Ponds Park3.2 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Waddon Ward?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Waddon Ward: 54.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Waddon Ward by type
TypeArea
Playing fields54.7 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens21.1 hectares · 1 site
Bowling greens1.4 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces6,183 m² · 8 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces6,180 m² · 0 sites
Other sports facilities4,799 m² · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1,863 m² · 1 site

Does Waddon Ward have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Waddon Ward has 41 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 66% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Waddon Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Waddon WardThis area41 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. 41 m² for every resident adds up to 5.8 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 03:54 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Waddon Ward dataset covers 385 postcodes.

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