How many parks and green spaces are in Great Bowden? 4 public parks

Great Bowden has 4 public parks among 13 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 68 m² per resident, or 9.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
68 m²
More green space than
83% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
9.5

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 Great Bowden?

The Green is the largest public park in Great Bowden, at 759 m². 1 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Great Bowden
ParkSize
The Green759 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Great Bowden?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Great Bowden: 6.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Great Bowden by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens6.5 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields2.6 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries5,604 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds5,324 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces2,466 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,420 m² · 3 sites
Tennis courts1,948 m² · 2 sites

Does Great Bowden have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Great Bowden has 68 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 31 m² across Harborough. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Great Bowden compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Great BowdenThis area68 m² per resident
Harborough31 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 68 m² for every resident adds up to 9.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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 Great Bowden?

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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 (June 2026). The Great Bowden dataset covers 33 postcodes.

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