How many parks and green spaces are in Bolsover? 31 public parks
Bolsover has 31 public parks among 290 green space sites. Green space covers 4.9% of the area: about 97 m² per resident, or 14 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 97 m²
- More green space than
- 89% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 14
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 BolsoverWhat are the largest parks in Bolsover?
Hardwick Park is the largest public park in Bolsover, at 412 hectares. 12 of the 31 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Hardwick Park | 412 hectares |
| Poulter Country Park | 75.6 hectares |
| Pleasley Pit Country Park | 69.8 hectares |
| Doe Hill Community Park | 32.4 hectares |
| New Houghton Millenium Green | 4.3 hectares |
| Royal Oak Meadow and Woodlands | 3.3 hectares |
| Hornscroft Park | 2.7 hectares |
| Wollen Meadow | 2.2 hectares |
| Slayley Green | 1.5 hectares |
| The Green | 1.1 hectares |
| Pinxton Wharf | 9,595 m² |
| Doreens Garden | 407 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Bolsover?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Bolsover: 571 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 571 hectares · 31 sites |
| Playing fields | 113 hectares · 61 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 46.7 hectares · 46 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 31.2 hectares · 33 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 15.6 hectares · 19 sites |
| Cemeteries | 11 hectares · 8 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.7 hectares · 77 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.9 hectares · 12 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 122 hectares · 3 sites |
Does Bolsover have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Bolsover has 97 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 89% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BolsoverThis area | 97 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. 97 m² for every resident adds up to 14 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.
Which parts of Bolsover have the most green space?
Ault Hucknall has the most green space per resident of the 16 areas of Bolsover, at about 2,671 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 |
|---|---|
| Ault HucknallVery High | 2,671 m² per resident |
| PleasleyVery High | 318 m² per resident |
| LangwithVery High | 226 m² per resident |
| TibshelfVery High | 109 m² per resident |
| ScarcliffeHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| BlackwellHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| BarlboroughHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Elmton-with-CreswellHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Old BolsoverHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Hodthorpe and BelphHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| ShirebrookTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| WhitwellTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| PinxtonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| GlapwellLow | 22 m² per resident |
| ClowneLow | 19 m² per resident |
| South NormantonLow | 19 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Bolsover?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Bolsover.
- What is the average house price in Bolsover?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Bolsover?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Bolsover?
- How do Bolsover house prices compare with another area?
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 Bolsover dataset covers 2,373 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.