How many parks and green spaces are in North East Derbyshire? 34 public parks

North East Derbyshire has 34 public parks among 360 green space sites. Green space covers 1.5% of the area: about 40 m² per resident, or 5.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
40 m²
More green space than
64% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.6

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 North East Derbyshire?

Hunloke Country Park is the largest public park in North East Derbyshire, at 44.7 hectares. 17 of the 34 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in North East Derbyshire
ParkSize
Hunloke Country Park44.7 hectares
Grassmoor Country Park33.6 hectares
Frith Wood12.4 hectares
Kenning Park9.3 hectares
Sindelfingen Park4.7 hectares
Brackenfield Green4.1 hectares
Highoredish Picnic Site3.1 hectares
Cliffe Park2.7 hectares
Amber Green1.8 hectares
Dronfield Nature Park1.3 hectares
Eastwood Park1.2 hectares
Winsick Park6,168 m²
Radbourne Common3,573 m²
The Green2,808 m²
Garrett Green1,972 m²
The Green1,414 m²
Heath Community Peace Garden688 m²

What kinds of green space are there in North East Derbyshire?

Playing fields cover the most ground in North East Derbyshire: 145 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in North East Derbyshire by type
TypeArea
Playing fields145 hectares · 69 sites
Public parks and gardens145 hectares · 34 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces44.3 hectares · 54 sites
Other sports facilities34.9 hectares · 28 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds19.7 hectares · 34 sites
Cemeteries18.8 hectares · 12 sites
Play spaces9.4 hectares · 104 sites
Bowling greens2.4 hectares · 13 sites
Tennis courts8,170 m² · 5 sites
Golf coursesNot counted323 hectares · 7 sites

Does North East Derbyshire have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. North East Derbyshire has 40 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 48 m² across Derbyshire. More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in North East Derbyshire compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
North East DerbyshireThis area40 m² per resident
Derbyshire48 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 40 m² for every resident adds up to 5.6 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.

Which parts of North East Derbyshire have the most green space?

Brackenfield CP has the most green space per resident of the 24 areas of North East Derbyshire, at about 243 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of North East Derbyshire
AreaPer resident
Brackenfield CPVery High243 m² per resident
Temple NormantonVery High137 m² per resident
Grassmoor, Hasland and WinswickVery High117 m² per resident
Wessington CPVery High96 m² per resident
WingerworthVery High73 m² per resident
BramptonHigh44 m² per resident
Clay Cross CPHigh42 m² per resident
Ashover CPHigh42 m² per resident
UnstoneHigh40 m² per resident
Morton CPHigh40 m² per resident
North WingfieldHigh40 m² per resident
DronfieldHigh38 m² per resident
Stretton CPTypical37 m² per resident
EckingtonTypical31 m² per resident
PilsleyTypical30 m² per resident
HolmesfieldTypical30 m² per resident
TuptonTypical27 m² per resident
BarlowTypical26 m² per resident
CalowTypical26 m² per resident
Sutton cum Duckmanton CPLow23 m² per resident
Heath and HolmewoodLow22 m² per resident
KillamarshLow21 m² per resident
Shirland and Higham CPLow18 m² per resident
Holymoorside and WaltonLow18 m² per resident

What else do people ask about North East Derbyshire?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in North East Derbyshire.

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 02:45 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The North East Derbyshire dataset covers 4,216 postcodes.

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