How many parks and green spaces are in Colgate? 3 public parks

Colgate has 3 public parks among 16 green space sites. Green space covers 3.9% of the area: about 238 m² per resident, or 33 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 96% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
238 m²
More green space than
96% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
33

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 Colgate?

Buchan Country Park is the largest public park in Colgate, at 75.1 hectares. 1 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Colgate
ParkSize
Buchan Country Park75.1 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Colgate?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Colgate: 77.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Colgate by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens77.6 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities5.7 hectares · 2 sites
Playing fields4.2 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7,219 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces4,350 m² · 4 sites
Tennis courts1,428 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted118 hectares · 1 site

Does Colgate have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Colgate has 238 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Horsham. More green space per resident than 96% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Colgate compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ColgateThis area238 m² per resident
Horsham36 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 238 m² for every resident adds up to 33 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 Colgate?

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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 03:51 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Colgate dataset covers 107 postcodes.

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