How many parks and green spaces are in Shirebrook? 2 public parks

Shirebrook has 2 public parks among 33 green space sites. Green space covers 4.7% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
31 m²
More green space than
51% 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

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What kinds of green space are there in Shirebrook?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Shirebrook: 13.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Shirebrook by type
TypeArea
Playing fields13.2 hectares · 7 sites
Other sports facilities8.4 hectares · 7 sites
Public parks and gardens4.4 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries4.3 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces3.8 hectares · 4 sites
Play spaces7,921 m² · 9 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4,731 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens2,719 m² · 1 site

Does Shirebrook have a lot of green space?

About average. Shirebrook has 31 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 97 m² across Bolsover. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Shirebrook compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ShirebrookThis area31 m² per resident
Bolsover97 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 31 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.

What else do people ask about Shirebrook?

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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 03:43 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Shirebrook dataset covers 300 postcodes.

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