How many parks and green spaces are in Dereham? 7 public parks
Dereham has 7 public parks among 53 green space sites. Green space covers 3.0% of the area: about 34 m² per resident, or 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 34 m²
- More green space than
- 56% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.8
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
All house prices in DerehamWhat are the largest parks in Dereham?
Neatherd Moor is the largest public park in Dereham, at 20.4 hectares. 3 of the 7 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Neatherd Moor | 20.4 hectares |
| Queen Elizabeth II Field | 8,234 m² |
| Queen Mother's Garden | 1,094 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Dereham?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Dereham: 24.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 24.3 hectares · 7 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 11.4 hectares · 6 sites |
| Playing fields | 9.4 hectares · 7 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 9.1 hectares · 6 sites |
| Cemeteries | 8.6 hectares · 2 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.2 hectares · 4 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.3 hectares · 17 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4,414 m² · 2 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2,308 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 25.8 hectares · 1 site |
Does Dereham have a lot of green space?
About average. Dereham has 34 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 40 m² across Breckland. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| DerehamThis area | 34 m² per resident |
| Breckland | 40 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 34 m² for every resident adds up to 4.8 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 Dereham?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Dereham.
- What is the average house price in Dereham?
- When did average house prices in Dereham reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Dereham?
- What type of properties are sold in Dereham?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Dereham?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Dereham?
- How do Dereham house prices compare with another area?
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 03:33 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Dereham dataset covers 740 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.