How many parks and green spaces are in Rothley? 2 public parks

Rothley has 2 public parks among 25 green space sites. Green space covers 1.9% of the area: about 25 m² per resident, or 3.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
25 m²
Less green space than
59% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.5

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 are the largest parks in Rothley?

Town Green is the largest public park in Rothley, at 1,340 m². 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Rothley
ParkSize
Town Green1,340 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Rothley?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Rothley: 4.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Rothley by type
TypeArea
Playing fields4.5 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities3.7 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces2 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces1.1 hectares · 9 sites
Bowling greens1.1 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries9,517 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds6,961 m² · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens6,515 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts6,243 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted48.7 hectares · 1 site

Does Rothley have a lot of green space?

About average. Rothley has 25 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 76 m² across Charnwood. Less green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Rothley compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
RothleyThis area25 m² per resident
Charnwood76 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 25 m² for every resident adds up to 3.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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 Rothley?

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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 03:49 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Rothley dataset covers 139 postcodes.

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