How many parks and green spaces are in Bures St. Mary? 1 public park

Bures St. Mary has 1 public park among 8 green space sites. Green space covers 0.8% of the area: about 85 m² per resident, or 12 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
85 m²
More green space than
87% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
12

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 Bures St. Mary?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Bures St. Mary: 6.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Bures St. Mary by type
TypeArea
Playing fields6.2 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries9,847 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces5,772 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds4,422 m² · 1 site
Public parks and gardens1,684 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,501 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts1,081 m² · 1 site

Does Bures St. Mary have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Bures St. Mary has 85 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Babergh. More green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Bures St. Mary compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Bures St. MaryThis area85 m² per resident
Babergh47 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 85 m² for every resident adds up to 12 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.

What else do people ask about Bures St. Mary?

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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 03:34 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bures St. Mary dataset covers 88 postcodes.

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