How many parks and green spaces are in London Borough of Waltham Forest? 41 public parks
London Borough of Waltham Forest has 41 public parks among 279 green space sites. Green space covers 8.8% of the area: about 12 m² per resident, or 1.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 12 m²
- Less green space than
- 84% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 1.7
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 Waltham ForestWhat are the largest parks in London Borough of Waltham Forest?
The Highams Park is the largest public park in London Borough of Waltham Forest, at 25.6 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 29 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| The Highams Park | 25.6 hectares |
| Lloyd Park | 12 hectares |
| Mansfield Park | 9 hectares |
| St James's Park | 3.5 hectares |
| Chase Lane Park | 2.9 hectares |
| Langthorne Park | 1.8 hectares |
| Abbotts Park | 1.7 hectares |
| Coronation Gardens | 1.6 hectares |
| Thomas Gamuel Park | 9,661 m² |
| Sidmouth Park | 7,752 m² |
| Skeltons Lane Park | 7,642 m² |
| The Henry Reynolds' Garden | 6,918 m² |
| The Green | 6,591 m² |
| Bisterne Avenue Park | 6,440 m² |
| Leyton Manor Park | 5,992 m² |
| Stoneydown Park | 5,277 m² |
| Knotts Green | 5,255 m² |
| Cathall Green | 4,512 m² |
| Cann Hall Park | 4,461 m² |
| Linear Park | 4,293 m² |
| Drysdale Park | 3,720 m² |
| Wingfield Park | 3,082 m² |
| Coppermill Park | 2,341 m² |
| Greenway Avenue Community Garden | 2,040 m² |
| Friendship Gardens | 1,197 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in London Borough of Waltham Forest?
Other sports facilities cover the most ground in London Borough of Waltham Forest: 112 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Other sports facilities | 112 hectares · 45 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 78.4 hectares · 41 sites |
| Playing fields | 59.9 hectares · 19 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 51 hectares · 33 sites |
| Cemeteries | 33.8 hectares · 5 sites |
| Play spaces | 7.1 hectares · 75 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 6.3 hectares · 20 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.4 hectares · 28 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.3 hectares · 9 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 71.9 hectares · 4 sites |
Does London Borough of Waltham Forest have a lot of green space?
No, less than most areas. London Borough of Waltham Forest has 12 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 24 m² across Greater London. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| London Borough of Waltham ForestThis area | 12 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. 12 m² for every resident adds up to 1.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very Low means the bottom 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 Waltham Forest?
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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 03:09 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The London Borough of Waltham Forest dataset covers 6,729 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.