How many parks and green spaces are in Shorwell? 0 public parks

Shorwell has 0 public parks among 4 green space sites. Green space covers 0.1% of the area: about 20 m² per resident, or 2.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
20 m²
Less green space than
70% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.8

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 kinds of green space are there in Shorwell?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Shorwell: 9,711 m². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Shorwell by type
TypeArea
Playing fields9,711 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,747 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds2,114 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries1,939 m² · 1 site

Does Shorwell have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Shorwell has 20 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across Isle of Wight. Less green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Shorwell compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ShorwellThis area20 m² per resident
Isle of Wight38 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 20 m² for every resident adds up to 2.8 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 Shorwell?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space and crime in Shorwell.

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. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:25 with the latest Land Registry data (May 2026). The Shorwell dataset covers 50 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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