How many parks and green spaces are in Amber Valley? 46 public parks
Amber Valley has 46 public parks among 450 green space sites. Green space covers 2.6% of the area: about 56 m² per resident, or 7.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 56 m²
- More green space than
- 77% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 7.8
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 Amber ValleyWhat are the largest parks in Amber Valley?
Shipley Country Park is the largest public park in Amber Valley, at 300 hectares. 21 of the 46 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Shipley Country Park | 300 hectares |
| Pit Top | 21.2 hectares |
| The Park | 17.9 hectares |
| Alfreton Park | 17.5 hectares |
| Midland Railway Centre | 10.3 hectares |
| Duffield Millennium Meadow | 5.7 hectares |
| Heanor Memorial Park | 3 hectares |
| Crossley Park | 1.7 hectares |
| River Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| Ripley Greenway | 1.4 hectares |
| Alma Watchorn Park | 8,394 m² |
| Centenary Green | 6,918 m² |
| The John Flamsteed Memorial Park | 6,696 m² |
| Crich Lane Festival Park | 5,472 m² |
| Drury Lowe Millenium Green | 5,386 m² |
| Belper Memorial Garden | 3,652 m² |
| Brewster Memorial Garden | 2,058 m² |
| Beaurepaire Garden | 1,848 m² |
| Tom Norman Memorial Gardens | 370 m² |
| The Green | 281 m² |
| The Garden on the Green | 102 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Amber Valley?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Amber Valley: 400 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 400 hectares · 46 sites |
| Playing fields | 172 hectares · 94 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 45.2 hectares · 49 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 36.6 hectares · 29 sites |
| Cemeteries | 27.8 hectares · 16 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 19.9 hectares · 53 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.9 hectares · 138 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.9 hectares · 14 sites |
| Tennis courts | 9,349 m² · 6 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 247 hectares · 5 sites |
Does Amber Valley have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Amber Valley has 56 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 48 m² across Derbyshire. More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Amber ValleyThis area | 56 m² per resident |
| Derbyshire | 48 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 56 m² for every resident adds up to 7.8 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.
Which parts of Amber Valley have the most green space?
Shipley has the most green space per resident of the 34 areas of Amber Valley, at about 3,598 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 |
|---|---|
| ShipleyVery High | 3,598 m² per resident |
| Ravensdale Park CPVery High | 3,038 m² per resident |
| MapperleyVery High | 619 m² per resident |
| Pentrich CPVery High | 220 m² per resident |
| QuarndonVery High | 65 m² per resident |
| Dethick, Lea and Holloway CPHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| Horsley Woodhouse CPHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| Denby CPHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| Swanwick CPHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| DuffieldHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| Alfreton CPHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Hazelwood CPHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Somercotes CPHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Kirk Langley CPHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Holbrook CPHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| South Wingfield CPHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Codnor CPTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Alderwasley CPTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| RipleyTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Ironville CPTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Belper CPTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| HorsleyTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Heanor and Loscoe CPLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Aldercar and Langley Mill CPLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Weston UnderwoodVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Crich CPVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Turnditch CPVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| MackworthVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Kilburn CPVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Smalley CPVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Idridgehay and Alton CPVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| Shottle and Postern CPVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
| Ashleyhay CPVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
| Windley CPVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Amber Valley?
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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 02:46 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Amber Valley dataset covers 5,024 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.