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

Watton has 3 public parks among 20 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
19 m²
Less green space than
72% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.6

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 Watton?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Watton: 10.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Watton by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities10.2 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens3.1 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces1.7 hectares · 10 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.5 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces8,438 m² · 2 sites
Playing fields6,628 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens1,910 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,492 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted20.7 hectares · 0 sites

Does Watton have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Watton has 19 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 40 m² across Breckland. Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Watton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
WattonThis area19 m² per resident
Breckland40 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 19 m² for every resident adds up to 2.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Watton?

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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 03:33 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Watton dataset covers 235 postcodes.

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