How many parks and green spaces are in Upper Norwood Ward? 1 public park

Upper Norwood Ward has 1 public park among 19 green space sites. Green space covers 11.6% of the area: about 18 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
18 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 Upper Norwood Ward?

The Lawns is the largest public park in Upper Norwood Ward, at 6.1 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Upper Norwood Ward
ParkSize
The Lawns6.1 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Upper Norwood Ward?

Allotments and community growing spaces cover the most ground in Upper Norwood Ward: 10.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Upper Norwood Ward by type
TypeArea
Allotments and community growing spaces10.7 hectares · 2 sites
Playing fields7.8 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens6.7 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities4.4 hectares · 5 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds9,165 m² · 4 sites
Tennis courts2,531 m² · 3 sites
Play spaces1,266 m² · 2 sites
Cemeteries859 m² · 1 site

Does Upper Norwood Ward have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Upper Norwood Ward has 18 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 26 m² across London Borough of Croydon. Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Upper Norwood Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Upper Norwood WardThis area18 m² per resident
London Borough of Croydon26 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 2.6 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 Upper Norwood Ward?

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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 03:54 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Upper Norwood Ward dataset covers 739 postcodes.

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