How many parks and green spaces are in Groby? 4 public parks

Groby has 4 public parks among 13 green space sites. Green space covers 1.6% of the area: about 20 m² per resident, or 2.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
20 m²
Less green space than
69% 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 are the largest parks in Groby?

Sheet Hedges Country Park is the largest public park in Groby, at 7,282 m². 1 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Groby
ParkSize
Sheet Hedges Country Park7,282 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Groby?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Groby: 9.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Groby by type
TypeArea
Playing fields9.1 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.5 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens2.3 hectares · 4 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4,351 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,036 m² · 3 sites
Other sports facilities649 m² · 1 site

Does Groby have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Groby has 20 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 49 m² across Hinckley and Bosworth. Less green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Groby compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
GrobyThis area20 m² per resident
Hinckley and Bosworth49 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 Groby?

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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 Groby dataset covers 152 postcodes.

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