How many parks and green spaces are in Sydenham? 0 public parks

Sydenham has 0 public parks among 3 green space sites. Green space covers 0.1% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
24 m²
Less green space than
62% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.3

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 Sydenham?

Allotments and community growing spaces cover the most ground in Sydenham: 2,648 m². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Sydenham by type
TypeArea
Allotments and community growing spaces2,648 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds2,595 m² · 1 site
Playing fields2,103 m² · 1 site

Does Sydenham have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Sydenham has 24 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 51 m² across South Oxfordshire. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Sydenham compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SydenhamThis area24 m² per resident
South Oxfordshire51 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 24 m² for every resident adds up to 3.3 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 Sydenham?

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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 03:44 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2025). The Sydenham dataset covers 59 postcodes.

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