How many parks and green spaces are in East Retford (Unparished)? 6 public parks

East Retford (Unparished) has 6 public parks among 65 green space sites. Green space covers 4.0% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
32 m²
More green space than
52% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.4

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 East Retford (Unparished)?

Kings' Park is the largest public park in East Retford (Unparished), at 10.4 hectares. 2 of the 6 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in East Retford (Unparished)
ParkSize
Kings' Park10.4 hectares
Spa Common9,361 m²

What kinds of green space are there in East Retford (Unparished)?

Playing fields cover the most ground in East Retford (Unparished): 28 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in East Retford (Unparished) by type
TypeArea
Playing fields28 hectares · 12 sites
Public parks and gardens13.3 hectares · 6 sites
Cemeteries12.6 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces9.2 hectares · 14 sites
Other sports facilities8.7 hectares · 10 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds3.2 hectares · 5 sites
Play spaces1.4 hectares · 9 sites
Bowling greens9,330 m² · 4 sites
Tennis courts6,185 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted62.9 hectares · 2 sites

Does East Retford (Unparished) have a lot of green space?

About average. East Retford (Unparished) has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Bassetlaw. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in East Retford (Unparished) compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
East Retford (Unparished)This area32 m² per resident
Bassetlaw36 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 32 m² for every resident adds up to 4.4 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 East Retford (Unparished)?

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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 03:48 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The East Retford (Unparished) dataset covers 871 postcodes.

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