How many parks and green spaces are in Watchfield? 4 public parks

Watchfield has 4 public parks among 17 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 61 m² per resident, or 8.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
61 m²
More green space than
80% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
8.6

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 Watchfield?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Watchfield: 9.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Watchfield by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens9.9 hectares · 4 sites
Other sports facilities2.2 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds9,309 m² · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces7,939 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces4,557 m² · 8 sites
Golf coursesNot counted6.9 hectares · 0 sites

Does Watchfield have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Watchfield has 61 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Vale of White Horse. More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Watchfield compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
WatchfieldThis area61 m² per resident
Vale of White Horse36 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 61 m² for every resident adds up to 8.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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 03:44 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Watchfield dataset covers 68 postcodes.

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