How many parks and green spaces are in Bulwell Forest Ward? 1 public park

Bulwell Forest Ward has 1 public park among 19 green space sites. Green space covers 12.1% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
29 m²
Less green space than
53% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
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

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What kinds of green space are there in Bulwell Forest Ward?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Bulwell Forest Ward: 29.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Bulwell Forest Ward by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities29.4 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields9 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.1 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens5,892 m² · 1 site
Play spaces3,945 m² · 6 sites
Bowling greens1,609 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts515 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted33.8 hectares · 1 site

Does Bulwell Forest Ward have a lot of green space?

About average. Bulwell Forest Ward has 29 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 32 m² across City of Nottingham. Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Bulwell Forest Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Bulwell Forest WardThis area29 m² per resident
City of Nottingham32 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 29 m² for every resident adds up to 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.

What else do people ask about Bulwell Forest 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 03:24 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bulwell Forest Ward dataset covers 448 postcodes.

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