How many parks and green spaces are in University? 1 public park

University has 1 public park among 9 green space sites. Green space covers 17.3% of the area: about 46 m² per resident, or 6.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
46 m²
More green space than
71% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.5

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 University?

Earlham Park is the largest public park in University, at 27.4 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in University
ParkSize
Earlham Park27.4 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in University?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in University: 27.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in University by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens27.4 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces14 hectares · 2 sites
Other sports facilities7.5 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds7,719 m² · 3 sites
Play spaces445 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted124 m² · 0 sites

Does University have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. University has 46 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 21 m² across Norwich. More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in University compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
UniversityThis area46 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. 46 m² for every resident adds up to 6.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

High means the second-highest 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 University?

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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 University dataset covers 137 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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