How many parks and green spaces are in Thurcaston and Cropston? 0 public parks

Thurcaston and Cropston has 0 public parks among 6 green space sites. Green space covers 1.2% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
29 m²
Less green space than
52% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.1

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 Thurcaston and Cropston?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Thurcaston and Cropston: 3.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Thurcaston and Cropston by type
TypeArea
Playing fields3.4 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens1.3 hectares · 0 sites
Cemeteries8,070 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds3,243 m² · 1 site
Play spaces363 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities23 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted4.2 hectares · 0 sites

Does Thurcaston and Cropston have a lot of green space?

About average. Thurcaston and Cropston has 29 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 52% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Thurcaston and Cropston compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Thurcaston and CropstonThis area29 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. 29 m² for every resident adds up to 4.1 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 Thurcaston and Cropston?

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

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 31 October 2026 at 18:50 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Thurcaston and Cropston dataset covers 48 postcodes.

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