How many parks and green spaces are in Bowthorpe? 6 public parks

Bowthorpe has 6 public parks among 31 green space sites. Green space covers 4.8% of the area: about 12 m² per resident, or 1.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
12 m²
Less green space than
85% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
1.7

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

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What are the largest parks in Bowthorpe?

Bowthorpe Park is the largest public park in Bowthorpe, at 3.8 hectares. 1 of the 6 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Bowthorpe
ParkSize
Bowthorpe Park3.8 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Bowthorpe?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Bowthorpe: 6.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Bowthorpe by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens6.9 hectares · 6 sites
Other sports facilities5.4 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields3.3 hectares · 4 sites
Play spaces1.5 hectares · 15 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds3,831 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens1,991 m² · 1 site

Does Bowthorpe have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Bowthorpe has 12 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 21 m² across Norwich. Less green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Bowthorpe compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
BowthorpeThis area12 m² per resident
Norwich21 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 12 m² for every resident adds up to 1.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very Low means the bottom 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.

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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 03:34 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bowthorpe dataset covers 251 postcodes.

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