How many parks and green spaces are in Mapperley Ward? 5 public parks

Mapperley Ward has 5 public parks among 29 green space sites. Green space covers 12.8% of the area: about 28 m² per resident, or 3.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
28 m²
Less green space than
54% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.9

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 Mapperley Ward?

Allotments and community growing spaces cover the most ground in Mapperley Ward: 30.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Mapperley Ward by type
TypeArea
Allotments and community growing spaces30.6 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields8.3 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens4 hectares · 5 sites
Other sports facilities2.9 hectares · 6 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds5,294 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces3,547 m² · 7 sites
Bowling greens2,898 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts2,885 m² · 1 site

Does Mapperley Ward have a lot of green space?

About average. Mapperley Ward has 28 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 54% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Mapperley Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Mapperley WardThis area28 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. 28 m² for every resident adds up to 3.9 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 Mapperley 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 Mapperley Ward dataset covers 399 postcodes.

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