How many parks and green spaces are in Thorpe Hamlet? 5 public parks
Thorpe Hamlet has 5 public parks among 31 green space sites. Green space covers 3.1% of the area: about 12 m² per resident, or 1.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 12 m²
- Less green space than
- 84% 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
All house prices in Thorpe HamletWhat are the largest parks in Thorpe Hamlet?
Carrow Park is the largest public park in Thorpe Hamlet, at 5,222 m². 4 of the 5 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Carrow Park | 5,222 m² |
| Old Library Wood | 3,532 m² |
| The James Stuart Garden | 1,784 m² |
| Lifes Green | 1,123 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Thorpe Hamlet?
Cemeteries cover the most ground in Thorpe Hamlet: 4.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Cemeteries | 4.7 hectares · 1 site |
| Public parks and gardens | 3.1 hectares · 5 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 2.7 hectares · 9 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.6 hectares · 5 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 2.4 hectares · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 5,782 m² · 6 sites |
| Playing fields | 3,583 m² · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 728 m² · 1 site |
Does Thorpe Hamlet have a lot of green space?
No, less than most areas. Thorpe Hamlet 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 84% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Thorpe HamletThis area | 12 m² per resident |
| Norwich | 21 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 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.
What else do people ask about Thorpe Hamlet?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Thorpe Hamlet.
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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 Thorpe Hamlet dataset covers 571 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.