How many parks and green spaces are in Matlock Town CP? 8 public parks

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.

Green space per resident
55 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

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What are the largest parks in Matlock Town CP?

High 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.

Largest public parks in Matlock Town CP
ParkSize
High Tor Recreation Ground20.7 hectares
Hall Leys Park3.7 hectares
Public Gardens3,214 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Matlock Town CP?

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.

Green space in Matlock Town CP by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens27.7 hectares · 8 sites
Other sports facilities19.6 hectares · 7 sites
Playing fields4.3 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.5 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.3 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces5,823 m² · 11 sites
Bowling greens2,086 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,888 m² · 2 sites
Cemeteries861 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted47.2 hectares · 1 site

Does Matlock Town CP have a lot of green space?

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.

Green space per resident in Matlock Town CP compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Matlock Town CPThis area55 m² per resident
Derbyshire Dales56 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 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.

What else do people ask about Matlock Town CP?

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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 Matlock Town CP dataset covers 499 postcodes.

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