Matlock Town CP has 8 public parks among 40 green space sites. Green space covers 3.9% of the area: about 55 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.
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 Matlock Town CPHigh Tor Recreation Ground is the largest public park in Matlock Town CP, at 20.7 hectares. 3 of the 8 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| High Tor Recreation Ground | 20.7 hectares |
| Hall Leys Park | 3.7 hectares |
| Public Gardens | 3,214 m² |
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Matlock Town CP: 27.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 27.7 hectares · 8 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 19.6 hectares · 7 sites |
| Playing fields | 4.3 hectares · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.5 hectares · 3 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1.3 hectares · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 5,823 m² · 11 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2,086 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 1,888 m² · 2 sites |
| Cemeteries | 861 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 47.2 hectares · 1 site |
A bit more than most areas. Matlock Town CP has 55 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 56 m² across Derbyshire Dales. More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Matlock Town CPThis area | 55 m² per resident |
| Derbyshire Dales | 56 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 55 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.
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Matlock Town CP.
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 Matlock Town CP dataset covers 499 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.