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

Fairlop has 1 public park among 17 green space sites. Green space covers 28.6% of the area: about 56 m² per resident, or 7.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
56 m²
More green space than
77% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
7.8

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 kinds of green space are there in Fairlop?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Fairlop: 48.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Fairlop by type
TypeArea
Playing fields48.5 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities22 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces8.5 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens3.5 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces6,686 m² · 3 sites
Tennis courts3,615 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens2,796 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted4 m² · 0 sites

Does Fairlop have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Fairlop has 56 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across London Borough of Redbridge. More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Fairlop compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
FairlopThis area56 m² per resident
London Borough of Redbridge41 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 56 m² for every resident adds up to 7.8 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.

What else do people ask about Fairlop?

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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 Fairlop dataset covers 294 postcodes.

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