How many parks and green spaces are in London Colney? 6 public parks

London Colney has 6 public parks among 30 green space sites. Green space covers 7.9% of the area: about 42 m² per resident, or 5.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
42 m²
More green space than
67% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.9

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 London Colney?

Walsingham Park is the largest public park in London Colney, at 1.1 hectares. 1 of the 6 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in London Colney
ParkSize
Walsingham Park1.1 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in London Colney?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in London Colney: 15.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in London Colney by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens15.7 hectares · 6 sites
Other sports facilities12.5 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields10.6 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.9 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.2 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces7,096 m² · 10 sites
Tennis courts2,254 m² · 2 sites

Does London Colney have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. London Colney has 42 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 49 m² across St Albans. More green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in London Colney compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
London ColneyThis area42 m² per resident
St Albans49 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 42 m² for every resident adds up to 5.9 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.

What else do people ask about London Colney?

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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 (July 2026). The London Colney dataset covers 287 postcodes.

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