How many parks and green spaces are in Whitwell? 0 public parks

Whitwell has 0 public parks among 17 green space sites. Green space covers 0.7% 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 Whitwell?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Whitwell: 5.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Whitwell by type
TypeArea
Playing fields5.7 hectares · 5 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.7 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities1.9 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.9 hectares · 2 sites
Bowling greens6,829 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,017 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted80.6 hectares · 1 site

Does Whitwell have a lot of green space?

About average. Whitwell has 29 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 97 m² across Bolsover. Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Whitwell compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
WhitwellThis area29 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. 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 Whitwell?

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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 Whitwell dataset covers 144 postcodes.

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