How many parks and green spaces are in North West Leicestershire? 48 public parks
North West Leicestershire has 48 public parks among 418 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 62 m² per resident, or 8.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 62 m²
- More green space than
- 80% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 8.7
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 North West LeicestershireWhat are the largest parks in North West Leicestershire?
Hicks Lodge is the largest public park in North West Leicestershire, at 152 hectares. 12 of the 48 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Hicks Lodge | 152 hectares |
| Sence Valley Forest Park | 63.9 hectares |
| Donisthorpe Woodland Park | 37.9 hectares |
| Snibston | 27.4 hectares |
| Coalville Forest Advanture Park | 8.1 hectares |
| Penny Wakefield Community Woodland | 7.3 hectares |
| Donington le Heath Country Park | 6 hectares |
| Saltersford Wood | 5.8 hectares |
| Battram Turn North | 3.7 hectares |
| Coalville Park | 3.6 hectares |
| Orchard Wood | 6,086 m² |
| Darcy Park | 3,995 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in North West Leicestershire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in North West Leicestershire: 380 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 380 hectares · 48 sites |
| Playing fields | 142 hectares · 60 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 34.3 hectares · 26 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 32.5 hectares · 39 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 29.5 hectares · 50 sites |
| Cemeteries | 23.7 hectares · 20 sites |
| Play spaces | 13.8 hectares · 149 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.2 hectares · 13 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.5 hectares · 10 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 155 hectares · 3 sites |
Does North West Leicestershire have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. North West Leicestershire has 62 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 52 m² across Leicestershire. More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| North West LeicestershireThis area | 62 m² per resident |
| Leicestershire | 52 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 62 m² for every resident adds up to 8.7 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.
Which parts of North West Leicestershire have the most green space?
Heather has the most green space per resident of the 31 areas of North West Leicestershire, at about 586 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| HeatherVery High | 586 m² per resident |
| CharleyVery High | 435 m² per resident |
| Ashby WouldsVery High | 268 m² per resident |
| BardonVery High | 237 m² per resident |
| Oakthorpe and DonisthorpeVery High | 112 m² per resident |
| Ashby-de-la-ZouchVery High | 92 m² per resident |
| Stretton en le FieldVery High | 73 m² per resident |
| Lockington-HemingtonVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| Ravenstone with SnibstoneVery High | 63 m² per resident |
| BeltonHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| WhitwickHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| Ellistown and BattleflatHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| SnarestoneHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| OsgathorpeHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| IbstockTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Appleby MagnaTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Hugglescote and Donington le HeathTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Castle DoningtonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| PackingtonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| Long Whatton and DiseworthTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| MeashamLow | 25 m² per resident |
| KegworthLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Normanton Le HeathLow | 18 m² per resident |
| ColeortonLow | 18 m² per resident |
| WorthingtonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| SwanningtonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| SwepstoneVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| ChilcoteVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Breedon on the HillVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Isley cum LangleyVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Staunton HaroldVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about North West Leicestershire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in North West Leicestershire.
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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 02:55 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The North West Leicestershire dataset covers 4,783 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.