How many parks and green spaces are in Nelson? 8 public parks
Nelson has 8 public parks among 73 green space sites. Green space covers 6.5% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 24 m²
- Less green space than
- 62% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.3
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
All house prices in NelsonWhat are the largest parks in Nelson?
Marsden Park is the largest public park in Nelson, at 11.6 hectares. 3 of the 8 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Marsden Park | 11.6 hectares |
| Walverden Park | 6.6 hectares |
| The Garden Project | 1,009 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Nelson?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Nelson: 32.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 32.3 hectares · 8 sites |
| Playing fields | 17.3 hectares · 7 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 15.5 hectares · 14 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 7.1 hectares · 13 sites |
| Cemeteries | 4.6 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 4.4 hectares · 8 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.6 hectares · 5 sites |
| Play spaces | 6,427 m² · 12 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3,074 m² · 4 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 43.8 hectares · 1 site |
Does Nelson have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Nelson has 24 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 43 m² across Pendle. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| NelsonThis area | 24 m² per resident |
| Pendle | 43 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 24 m² for every resident adds up to 3.3 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 Nelson?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Nelson.
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Nelson?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Nelson?
- How do Nelson house prices compare with another area?
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 03:41 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Nelson dataset covers 1,310 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.