How many parks and green spaces are in North Walsham? 4 public parks

North Walsham has 4 public parks among 36 green space sites. Green space covers 1.9% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
26 m²
Less green space than
58% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.6

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 Walsham?

War Memorial Park is the largest public park in North Walsham, at 5.1 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in North Walsham
ParkSize
War Memorial Park5.1 hectares
Trackside Park9,528 m²

What kinds of green space are there in North Walsham?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in North Walsham: 12.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in North Walsham by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities12.4 hectares · 7 sites
Public parks and gardens8.2 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields6.4 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries2.9 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces2.6 hectares · 13 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.2 hectares · 2 sites
Bowling greens3,915 m² · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3,880 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts1,232 m² · 1 site

Does North Walsham have a lot of green space?

About average. North Walsham has 26 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 210 m² across North Norfolk. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in North Walsham compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
North WalshamThis area26 m² per resident
North Norfolk210 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.6 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 North Walsham?

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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 03:33 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The North Walsham dataset covers 481 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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