How many parks and green spaces are in Rothwell? 3 public parks

Rothwell has 3 public parks among 27 green space sites. Green space covers 2.1% of the area: about 34 m² per resident, or 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
34 m²
More green space than
56% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.8

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 Rothwell?

Manor Park is the largest public park in Rothwell, at 5.1 hectares. 1 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Rothwell
ParkSize
Manor Park5.1 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Rothwell?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Rothwell: 10.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Rothwell by type
TypeArea
Playing fields10.3 hectares · 4 sites
Public parks and gardens8.4 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces4.4 hectares · 3 sites
Cemeteries2.4 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities2.4 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.1 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces5,844 m² · 7 sites
Bowling greens5,713 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts3,581 m² · 2 sites

Does Rothwell have a lot of green space?

About average. Rothwell has 34 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 50 m² across North Northamptonshire. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Rothwell compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
RothwellThis area34 m² per resident
North Northamptonshire50 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 34 m² for every resident adds up to 4.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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 Rothwell?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Rothwell.

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 03:48 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Rothwell dataset covers 317 postcodes.

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