How many parks and green spaces are in Sawley? 1 public park

Sawley has 1 public park among 16 green space sites. Green space covers 3.5% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
19 m²
Less green space than
72% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.6

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 Sawley?

Sawley Lakeside Park is the largest public park in Sawley, at 8,340 m². 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Sawley
ParkSize
Sawley Lakeside Park8,340 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Sawley?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Sawley: 6.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Sawley by type
TypeArea
Playing fields6.6 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3.1 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.4 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens8,340 m² · 1 site
Play spaces5,382 m² · 4 sites
Other sports facilities1,421 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted55.3 hectares · 1 site

Does Sawley have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Sawley has 19 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 34 m² across Erewash. Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Sawley compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SawleyThis area19 m² per resident
Erewash34 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 19 m² for every resident adds up to 2.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Sawley?

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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 Sawley dataset covers 120 postcodes.

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