How many parks and green spaces are in Shirland and Higham CP? 0 public parks

Shirland and Higham CP has 0 public parks among 16 green space sites. Green space covers 0.8% of the area: about 18 m² per resident, or 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
18 m²
Less green space than
73% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.5

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 Shirland and Higham CP?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Shirland and Higham CP: 5.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Shirland and Higham CP by type
TypeArea
Playing fields5.5 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.9 hectares · 4 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.6 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces2,743 m² · 5 sites
Bowling greens2,455 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities1,929 m² · 1 site
Public parks and gardens684 m² · 0 sites
Golf coursesNot counted37.1 hectares · 1 site

Does Shirland and Higham CP have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Shirland and Higham CP has 18 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 40 m² across North East Derbyshire. Less green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Shirland and Higham CP compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Shirland and Higham CPThis area18 m² per resident
North East Derbyshire40 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 18 m² for every resident adds up to 2.5 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.

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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 Shirland and Higham CP dataset covers 205 postcodes.

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