How many parks and green spaces are in London Borough of Havering? 51 public parks
London Borough of Havering has 51 public parks among 339 green space sites. Green space covers 8.8% of the area: about 39 m² per resident, or 5.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 39 m²
- More green space than
- 62% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.4
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
All house prices in London Borough of HaveringWhat are the largest parks in London Borough of Havering?
Belhus Woods Country Park is the largest public park in London Borough of Havering, at 231 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 27 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Belhus Woods Country Park | 231 hectares |
| Harold Wood Park | 113 hectares |
| Hornchurch Country Park | 83.6 hectares |
| Havering Country Park | 68.9 hectares |
| Dagnam Park | 43.5 hectares |
| Harrow Lodge Park | 41.3 hectares |
| Beam Valley Country Park | 39.4 hectares |
| Bedfords Park | 35.3 hectares |
| Central Park | 18.9 hectares |
| Raphael Park | 15.1 hectares |
| Haynes Park | 11.7 hectares |
| Rise Park | 8.5 hectares |
| Gaynes Parkway | 7.8 hectares |
| Cottons Park | 6.4 hectares |
| Old Church Park | 5.4 hectares |
| Lodge Farm Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Hacton Parkway | 3.5 hectares |
| Saint Andrew's Park | 3.1 hectares |
| Grenfell Park | 1.8 hectares |
| Langtons Gardens | 1.7 hectares |
| Clockhouse Gardens | 1.3 hectares |
| Jubilee Park | 1.1 hectares |
| Rainham Recreation Ground | 8,871 m² |
| Educational Nature Reserve | 6,633 m² |
| The Green | 5,170 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in London Borough of Havering?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in London Borough of Havering: 639 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 639 hectares · 51 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 176 hectares · 53 sites |
| Playing fields | 131 hectares · 32 sites |
| Cemeteries | 36.7 hectares · 6 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 32 hectares · 26 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 12.7 hectares · 33 sites |
| Play spaces | 10.1 hectares · 87 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.3 hectares · 11 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.9 hectares · 29 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 477 hectares · 11 sites |
Does London Borough of Havering have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. London Borough of Havering has 39 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 24 m² across Greater London. More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| London Borough of HaveringThis area | 39 m² per resident |
| Greater London | 24 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 39 m² for every resident adds up to 5.4 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.
What else do people ask about London Borough of Havering?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in London Borough of Havering.
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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 03:06 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The London Borough of Havering dataset covers 7,966 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.