How many parks and green spaces are in Hatfield? 20 public parks
Hatfield has 20 public parks among 121 green space sites. Green space covers 3.5% of the area: about 36 m² per resident, or 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 36 m²
- More green space than
- 60% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.1
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 HatfieldWhat are the largest parks in Hatfield?
Ellenbrook Fields is the largest public park in Hatfield, at 77.5 hectares. 6 of the 20 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Ellenbrook Fields | 77.5 hectares |
| Stanborough Park | 43.9 hectares |
| Angerland Common | 2.6 hectares |
| Sundial Garden | 3,004 m² |
| Coronation Gardens | 1,588 m² |
| Old Palace Garden | 1,516 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Hatfield?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Hatfield: 106 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 106 hectares · 20 sites |
| Playing fields | 30.1 hectares · 13 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 14.8 hectares · 18 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 4.6 hectares · 9 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 3.6 hectares · 15 sites |
| Play spaces | 2.3 hectares · 34 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4,702 m² · 6 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2,494 m² · 1 site |
| Cemeteries | 1,304 m² · 2 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 289 hectares · 3 sites |
Does Hatfield have a lot of green space?
About average. Hatfield has 36 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Welwyn Hatfield. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| HatfieldThis area | 36 m² per resident |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 41 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 36 m² for every resident adds up to 5.1 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 Hatfield?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Hatfield.
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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 Hatfield dataset covers 1,503 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.