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

Compton has 0 public parks among 5 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 44 m² per resident, or 6.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
44 m²
More green space than
69% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.2

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 Compton?

Allotments and community growing spaces cover the most ground in Compton: 2.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Compton by type
TypeArea
Allotments and community growing spaces2.3 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields1.5 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries7,547 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds1,851 m² · 1 site
Play spaces584 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted13.6 hectares · 0 sites

Does Compton have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Compton has 44 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 56 m² across Guildford. More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Compton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ComptonThis area44 m² per resident
Guildford56 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 44 m² for every resident adds up to 6.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

High means the second-highest 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 Compton?

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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 03:52 with the latest Land Registry data (May 2026). The Compton dataset covers 57 postcodes.

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