How many parks and green spaces are in North Norfolk? 50 public parks

North Norfolk has 50 public parks among 623 green space sites. Green space covers 2.2% of the area: about 210 m² per resident, or 29 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 95% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
210 m²
More green space than
95% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
29

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 North Norfolk?

Holkham Park is the largest public park in North Norfolk, at 12 km². These are the 25 largest of 36 named public parks.

Largest public parks in North Norfolk
ParkSize
Holkham Park12 km²
Sheringham Park362 hectares
Pretty Corner62.2 hectares
Holt Country Park39.6 hectares
Fakenham Common28.8 hectares
Beeston Regis Common22.5 hectares
Thwaite Common20.4 hectares
Hanworth Common12 hectares
Southrepps Common11 hectares
Sheringham Common5.3 hectares
War Memorial Park5.1 hectares
Runton Common3.7 hectares
Roughton Park3.6 hectares
Aldborough Green1.7 hectares
Briston Green1.6 hectares
North Lodge Park1.6 hectares
Thornage Common1.5 hectares
Roughton Common1.4 hectares
Dovehouse1.4 hectares
Back Common1.3 hectares
Trackside Park9,528 m²
Top Common8,573 m²
Aldiss Community Park8,092 m²
The Green7,619 m²
Evington Lawns7,505 m²

What kinds of green space are there in North Norfolk?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in North Norfolk: 18 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in North Norfolk by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens18 km² · 50 sites
Playing fields147 hectares · 83 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds77.1 hectares · 170 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces62.5 hectares · 72 sites
Other sports facilities51.2 hectares · 35 sites
Cemeteries18.5 hectares · 36 sites
Play spaces14.9 hectares · 123 sites
Bowling greens6.6 hectares · 41 sites
Tennis courts2 hectares · 6 sites
Golf coursesNot counted164 hectares · 7 sites

Does North Norfolk have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. North Norfolk has 210 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 62 m² across Norfolk. More green space per resident than 95% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in North Norfolk compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
North NorfolkThis area210 m² per resident
Norfolk62 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 210 m² for every resident adds up to 29 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 Norfolk have the most green space?

Holkham has the most green space per resident of the 122 areas of North Norfolk, at about 53,745 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of North Norfolk
AreaPer resident
HolkhamVery High53,745 m² per resident
Upper SheringhamVery High13,482 m² per resident
Alby with ThwaiteVery High1,055 m² per resident
WeybourneVery High883 m² per resident
HanworthVery High773 m² per resident
East BeckhamVery High302 m² per resident
KnaptonVery High283 m² per resident
Beeston RegisVery High225 m² per resident
SouthreppsVery High178 m² per resident
Wells-Next-the-SeaVery High173 m² per resident
HoltVery High151 m² per resident
High KellingVery High129 m² per resident
FelbriggVery High121 m² per resident
Great SnoringVery High112 m² per resident
BlakeneyVery High107 m² per resident
InghamVery High107 m² per resident
StiffkeyVery High106 m² per resident
ThornageVery High102 m² per resident
Barton TurfVery High100 m² per resident
GiminghamVery High99 m² per resident
HorseyVery High99 m² per resident
Cley Next The SeaVery High97 m² per resident
WightonVery High97 m² per resident
WivetonVery High96 m² per resident
ThurningVery High93 m² per resident
AshmanhaughVery High89 m² per resident
HindringhamVery High88 m² per resident
BaconsthorpeVery High86 m² per resident
RuntonVery High86 m² per resident
BinhamVery High85 m² per resident
HemptonVery High85 m² per resident
SwafieldVery High83 m² per resident
SalthouseVery High80 m² per resident
BodhamVery High79 m² per resident
HicklingVery High78 m² per resident
WalsinghamVery High76 m² per resident
HindolvestonVery High74 m² per resident
Pudding NortonVery High72 m² per resident
FulmodestonVery High72 m² per resident
DuntonVery High72 m² per resident
FelminghamVery High70 m² per resident
SheringhamVery High68 m² per resident
Sea PallingVery High67 m² per resident
FakenhamVery High66 m² per resident
BarshamVery High65 m² per resident
ColbyHigh61 m² per resident
Melton ConstableHigh60 m² per resident
ScottowHigh59 m² per resident
IngworthHigh59 m² per resident
SmallburghHigh58 m² per resident
Corpusty and SaxthorpeHigh58 m² per resident
RoughtonHigh57 m² per resident
MatlaskHigh54 m² per resident
RyburghHigh52 m² per resident
AylmertonHigh51 m² per resident
LanghamHigh51 m² per resident
DilhamHigh51 m² per resident
Aldborough and ThurgartonHigh48 m² per resident
SculthorpeHigh48 m² per resident
MorstonHigh47 m² per resident
WestwickHigh45 m² per resident
KellingHigh45 m² per resident
Field DallingHigh45 m² per resident
HappisburghHigh43 m² per resident
SusteadHigh41 m² per resident
Swanton NoversHigh40 m² per resident
West BeckhamHigh39 m² per resident
ErpinghamHigh38 m² per resident
GunthorpeHigh38 m² per resident
TrunchHigh38 m² per resident
WarhamHigh37 m² per resident
Little BarninghamHigh37 m² per resident
WickmereHigh37 m² per resident
ItteringhamHigh37 m² per resident
PastonTypical36 m² per resident
BrintonTypical36 m² per resident
StodyTypical36 m² per resident
BristonTypical35 m² per resident
GreshamTypical35 m² per resident
WorsteadTypical35 m² per resident
ThursfordTypical35 m² per resident
TunsteadTypical34 m² per resident
HorningTypical34 m² per resident
Letheringsett with GlandfordTypical33 m² per resident
East RustonTypical32 m² per resident
NeatisheadTypical32 m² per resident
NorthreppsTypical31 m² per resident
BrininghamTypical31 m² per resident
BrumsteadTypical31 m² per resident
Potter HeighamTypical29 m² per resident
LudhamTypical29 m² per resident
Thorpe MarketTypical29 m² per resident
BactonTypical28 m² per resident
StalhamTypical28 m² per resident
SuffieldTypical27 m² per resident
RaynhamTypical27 m² per resident
WittonTypical27 m² per resident
StibbardTypical26 m² per resident
North WalshamTypical26 m² per resident
HempsteadTypical25 m² per resident
HoningLow24 m² per resident
CromerLow23 m² per resident
OverstrandLow22 m² per resident
SkeytonLow22 m² per resident
MundesleyLow22 m² per resident
CatfieldLow21 m² per resident
AntinghamLow20 m² per resident
EdgefieldLow19 m² per resident
HovetonLow19 m² per resident
HelhoughtonLow19 m² per resident
KettlestoneLow18 m² per resident
Wood NortonLow18 m² per resident
PlumsteadLow17 m² per resident
Swanton AbbottLow17 m² per resident
SidestrandLow15 m² per resident
SuttonVery Low14 m² per resident
TriminghamVery Low14 m² per resident
SloleyVery Low13 m² per resident
LessinghamVery Low11 m² per resident
WalcottVery Low11 m² per resident
Little SnoringVery Low9 m² per resident
TattersettVery Low8 m² per resident

What else do people ask about North Norfolk?

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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 02:17 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The North Norfolk dataset covers 5,181 postcodes.

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