How many parks and green spaces are in South Norfolk? 67 public parks
South Norfolk has 67 public parks among 712 green space sites. Green space covers 0.7% of the area: about 45 m² per resident, or 6.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 45 m²
- More green space than
- 69% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.3
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 South NorfolkWhat are the largest parks in South Norfolk?
Whitlingham Country Park is the largest public park in South Norfolk, at 93.9 hectares. 15 of the 67 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Whitlingham Country Park | 93.9 hectares |
| Broome Heath | 28.9 hectares |
| Swardeston Common | 19.8 hectares |
| The Common | 16.4 hectares |
| Fair Green | 2.1 hectares |
| The Park | 2 hectares |
| Howe Green | 1.7 hectares |
| Langmere Green | 1.6 hectares |
| Wacton Green | 1.3 hectares |
| Trowse Common | 1.3 hectares |
| Pyes Mill | 1.2 hectares |
| Bond's Green | 5,543 m² |
| Church Green | 3,078 m² |
| Priory Gardens | 2,629 m² |
| The Green | 1,783 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in South Norfolk?
Playing fields cover the most ground in South Norfolk: 215 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 215 hectares · 94 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 215 hectares · 67 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 78.5 hectares · 158 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 72.8 hectares · 38 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 40 hectares · 59 sites |
| Play spaces | 23.3 hectares · 218 sites |
| Cemeteries | 14.4 hectares · 13 sites |
| Bowling greens | 7 hectares · 35 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.5 hectares · 25 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 301 hectares · 5 sites |
Does South Norfolk have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. South Norfolk has 45 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 62 m² across Norfolk. More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| South NorfolkThis area | 45 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. 45 m² for every resident adds up to 6.3 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.
Which parts of South Norfolk have the most green space?
Colney has the most green space per resident of the 118 areas of South Norfolk, at about 1,162 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 |
|---|---|
| ColneyVery High | 1,162 m² per resident |
| Trowse with NewtonVery High | 1,046 m² per resident |
| Kirby BedonVery High | 561 m² per resident |
| SwardestonVery High | 451 m² per resident |
| BroomeVery High | 402 m² per resident |
| HoweVery High | 255 m² per resident |
| Marlingford and ColtonVery High | 234 m² per resident |
| Great MeltonVery High | 181 m² per resident |
| MorleyVery High | 142 m² per resident |
| DitchinghamVery High | 136 m² per resident |
| Ashby St. MaryVery High | 129 m² per resident |
| Keswick and IntwoodVery High | 122 m² per resident |
| TopcroftVery High | 110 m² per resident |
| WortwellVery High | 107 m² per resident |
| FlordonVery High | 103 m² per resident |
| YelvertonVery High | 98 m² per resident |
| KetteringhamVery High | 84 m² per resident |
| Carleton St. PeterVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| HalesVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| MulbartonVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| Saxlingham NethergateVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| Spooner RowVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| SeethingHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| RoydonHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| Little MeltonHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| ShelfangerHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| BarfordHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| Shelton and HardwickHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| DeophamHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| WoodtonHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| TivetshallHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| KirsteadHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| Pulham St. MaryHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| Norton SubcourseHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| BressinghamHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| Bracon AshHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| KimberleyHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| BramertonHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| DentonHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| BedinghamHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| WactonHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| EllinghamHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Great MoultonHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Burston and ShimplingHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| EastonHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| SislandHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| AlburghHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and WelbourneHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| ShoteshamHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Dickleburgh and RushallHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| HellingtonHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| ChedgraveHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Burgh St. PeterHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| HinghamHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| GillinghamTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| WramplinghamTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| EarshamTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Barnham BroomTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Pulham MarketTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| BrockdishTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| ThurtonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Newton FlotmanTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| WymondhamTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| HedenhamTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| ThurltonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Kirby CaneTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| BawburghTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| HempnallTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| ScoleTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Long StrattonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| CringlefordTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| StocktonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| WheatacreTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| GeldestonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| MundhamTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| WinfarthingTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| TacolnestonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| GissingTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| HaddiscoeTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| WicklewoodTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| BrookeTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| RaveninghamTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| ThwaiteTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Morningthorpe and FrittonLow | 25 m² per resident |
| BunwellLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Stoke Holy CrossLow | 23 m² per resident |
| AldebyLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Bergh AptonLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Framingham PigotLow | 23 m² per resident |
| LoddonLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Caistor St Edmund and BixleyLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Langley with HardleyLow | 22 m² per resident |
| TasburghLow | 21 m² per resident |
| PoringlandLow | 21 m² per resident |
| ForncettLow | 20 m² per resident |
| StarstonLow | 19 m² per resident |
| HethersettLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Toft MonksLow | 18 m² per resident |
| DissLow | 18 m² per resident |
| ClaxtonLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Carleton RodeLow | 18 m² per resident |
| WreninghamLow | 18 m² per resident |
| TibenhamLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Rockland St. MaryLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Ashwellthorpe and FundenhallLow | 17 m² per resident |
| HeywoodLow | 16 m² per resident |
| SurlinghamLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Redenhall with HarlestonVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| SwainsthorpeVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| CostesseyVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| NeedhamVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| East CarletonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| AlpingtonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Tharston and HaptonVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| AslactonVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| Framingham EarlVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| HolverstonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| HeckinghamVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about South Norfolk?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in South Norfolk.
- What is the average house price in South Norfolk?
- When did average house prices in South Norfolk reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in South Norfolk?
- What type of properties are sold in South Norfolk?
- What price range do most homes sell for in South Norfolk?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of South Norfolk?
- How do South Norfolk house prices compare with another area?
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 South Norfolk dataset covers 5,786 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.