How many parks and green spaces are in Watchetts Ward? 2 public parks

Watchetts Ward has 2 public parks among 10 green space sites. Green space covers 12.2% of the area: about 51 m² per resident, or 7.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
51 m²
More green space than
74% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
7.1

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 are the largest parks in Watchetts Ward?

Crabtree Park is the largest public park in Watchetts Ward, at 7 hectares. 2 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Watchetts Ward
ParkSize
Crabtree Park7 hectares
Watchetts Lakes5 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Watchetts Ward?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Watchetts Ward: 12 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Watchetts Ward by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens12 hectares · 2 sites
Playing fields8.3 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities2.4 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces2.3 hectares · 1 site
Tennis courts5,685 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens5,675 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,687 m² · 3 sites

Does Watchetts Ward have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Watchetts Ward has 51 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 35 m² across Surrey Heath. More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Watchetts Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Watchetts WardThis area51 m² per resident
Surrey Heath35 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 51 m² for every resident adds up to 7.1 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 Watchetts Ward?

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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 03:53 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Watchetts Ward dataset covers 177 postcodes.

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