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.
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 Waddon WardWaddon Ponds Park is the largest public park in Waddon Ward, at 3.2 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Waddon Ponds Park | 3.2 hectares |
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.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 54.7 hectares · 3 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 21.1 hectares · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 1.4 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 6,183 m² · 8 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 6,180 m² · 0 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 4,799 m² · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1,863 m² · 1 site |
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.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Waddon WardThis area | 41 m² per resident |
| London Borough of Croydon | 26 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 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.
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Waddon Ward.
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.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.