How many parks and green spaces are in Norwich? 38 public parks
Norwich has 38 public parks among 301 green space sites. Green space covers 7.4% of the area: about 21 m² per resident, or 2.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 21 m²
- Less green space than
- 67% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.9
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 NorwichWhat are the largest parks in Norwich?
Earlham Park is the largest public park in Norwich, at 27.4 hectares. 18 of the 38 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Earlham Park | 27.4 hectares |
| Eaton Park | 22.4 hectares |
| Wensum Park | 12.7 hectares |
| Waterloo Park | 7.4 hectares |
| Bowthorpe Park | 3.8 hectares |
| Chapelfield Gardens | 3 hectares |
| The Woodlands Park | 2.5 hectares |
| Heigham Park | 2.3 hectares |
| St Clement's Park | 2.1 hectares |
| Castle Gardens | 1.9 hectares |
| Sewell Park | 1.2 hectares |
| Mile Cross Entrance Gardens | 7,708 m² |
| St Bartholomew's Park | 7,648 m² |
| Carrow Park | 5,222 m² |
| Old Library Wood | 3,532 m² |
| The James Stuart Garden | 1,784 m² |
| Lifes Green | 1,123 m² |
| St Catherines Plain | 776 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Norwich?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Norwich: 104 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 104 hectares · 38 sites |
| Playing fields | 65.5 hectares · 25 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 46.8 hectares · 25 sites |
| Cemeteries | 39.9 hectares · 5 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 31.2 hectares · 45 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 12.1 hectares · 37 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.7 hectares · 95 sites |
| Bowling greens | 5 hectares · 18 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.1 hectares · 9 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 59.2 hectares · 4 sites |
Does Norwich have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Norwich has 21 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 62 m² across Norfolk. Less green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| NorwichThis area | 21 m² per resident |
| Norfolk | 62 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 21 m² for every resident adds up to 2.9 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.
Which parts of Norwich have the most green space?
University has the most green space per resident of the 13 areas of Norwich, at about 46 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 |
|---|---|
| UniversityHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| WensumHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| EatonHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Mile CrossTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| LakenhamLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Catton GroveLow | 19 m² per resident |
| CromeVery Low | 15 m² per resident |
| MancroftVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Thorpe HamletVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| BowthorpeVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| SewellVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| NelsonVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| Town CloseVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Norwich?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Norwich.
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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 02:18 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Norwich dataset covers 4,113 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.