How many parks and green spaces are in Sawbridgeworth? 3 public parks

Sawbridgeworth has 3 public parks among 28 green space sites. Green space covers 4.9% of the area: about 56 m² per resident, or 7.9 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
7.9

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 Sawbridgeworth?

Pishiobury Park is the largest public park in Sawbridgeworth, at 35.9 hectares. 2 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Sawbridgeworth
ParkSize
Pishiobury Park35.9 hectares
Fair Green1,042 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Sawbridgeworth?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Sawbridgeworth: 36.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Sawbridgeworth by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens36.3 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields4.1 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3.6 hectares · 6 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.7 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces1.2 hectares · 8 sites
Cemeteries8,593 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts7,782 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities5,523 m² · 3 sites
Bowling greens1,911 m² · 1 site

Does Sawbridgeworth have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Sawbridgeworth has 56 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 35 m² across East Hertfordshire. More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Sawbridgeworth compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SawbridgeworthThis area56 m² per resident
East Hertfordshire35 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 7.9 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 03:53 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Sawbridgeworth dataset covers 297 postcodes.

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