How many parks and green spaces are in City of Nottingham? 80 public parks
City of Nottingham has 80 public parks among 508 green space sites. Green space covers 13.7% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 32 m²
- More green space than
- 52% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.4
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
All house prices in City of NottinghamWhat are the largest parks in City of Nottingham?
Wollaton Park is the largest public park in City of Nottingham, at 207 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 29 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Wollaton Park | 207 hectares |
| Colwick Country Park | 91.1 hectares |
| Broxtowe Country Park | 47 hectares |
| Woodthorpe Grange Park | 17.1 hectares |
| Chinese Bell Garden | 7.1 hectares |
| Clifton Central Flower Park | 5.2 hectares |
| Sunken Gardens | 3 hectares |
| Edwards Lane Community Park | 2 hectares |
| Kings Meadow Nature Reserve | 1.9 hectares |
| St Mary's Rest Garden | 1.9 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 1.6 hectares |
| Heathfield Park | 1.2 hectares |
| Barton Green Park | 9,411 m² |
| George's Green | 9,146 m² |
| Clifton Green | 8,523 m² |
| Rushford Drive Park | 7,426 m² |
| Seaford Avenue Park | 4,897 m² |
| Christ Church Rest Garden | 4,198 m² |
| Arkwright Meadows Community Garden | 4,056 m² |
| Dunkirk Park | 3,125 m² |
| Hazel Hill Crescent Open Space | 2,851 m² |
| John Farr Rest Garden | 2,315 m² |
| Walcot Green | 1,805 m² |
| Lenton Priory Park | 1,674 m² |
| Barker Gate Rest Garden | 1,579 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in City of Nottingham?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in City of Nottingham: 452 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 452 hectares · 80 sites |
| Playing fields | 222 hectares · 64 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 185 hectares · 105 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 115 hectares · 42 sites |
| Cemeteries | 28 hectares · 8 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 16.2 hectares · 49 sites |
| Play spaces | 15.2 hectares · 120 sites |
| Tennis courts | 8.8 hectares · 15 sites |
| Bowling greens | 8 hectares · 20 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 152 hectares · 5 sites |
Does City of Nottingham have a lot of green space?
About average. City of Nottingham has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| City of NottinghamThis area | 32 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 32 m² for every resident adds up to 4.4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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.
Which parts of City of Nottingham have the most green space?
Wollaton West Ward has the most green space per resident of the 20 areas of City of Nottingham, at about 145 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Wollaton West WardVery High | 145 m² per resident |
| Dales WardVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| Leen Valley WardHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| Lenton & Wollaton East WardHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| Basford WardTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Clifton East WardTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Meadows WardTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Clifton West WardTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Bulwell Forest WardTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Bulwell WardTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Mapperley WardTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Bilborough WardTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Aspley WardLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Hyson Green & Arboretum WardLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Sherwood WardLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Bestwood WardVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| St Ann's WardVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| Castle WardVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Berridge WardVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| Radford WardVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about City of Nottingham?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in City of Nottingham.
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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 01:50 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The City of Nottingham dataset covers 10,410 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.