How many parks and green spaces are in Broxtowe (unparished area)? 8 public parks

Broxtowe (unparished area) has 8 public parks among 86 green space sites. Green space covers 8.2% of the area: about 34 m² per resident, or 4.7 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
4.7

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

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What are the largest parks in Broxtowe (unparished area)?

Bramcote Hills Park is the largest public park in Broxtowe (unparished area), at 37.3 hectares. 3 of the 8 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Broxtowe (unparished area)
ParkSize
Bramcote Hills Park37.3 hectares
Toton Fields Open Space23 hectares
Broadgate Recreation Ground1.4 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Broxtowe (unparished area)?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Broxtowe (unparished area): 76.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Broxtowe (unparished area) by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens76.5 hectares · 8 sites
Playing fields39.8 hectares · 12 sites
Other sports facilities35.3 hectares · 12 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces18.9 hectares · 11 sites
Cemeteries5.9 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.4 hectares · 8 sites
Bowling greens1.3 hectares · 5 sites
Play spaces1.1 hectares · 22 sites
Tennis courts5,386 m² · 4 sites
Golf coursesNot counted87.4 hectares · 2 sites

Does Broxtowe (unparished area) have a lot of green space?

About average. Broxtowe (unparished area) has 34 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 33 m² across Broxtowe. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Broxtowe (unparished area) compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Broxtowe (unparished area)This area34 m² per resident
Broxtowe33 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 4.7 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.

Which parts of Broxtowe (unparished area) have the most green space?

Bramcote Ward has the most green space per resident of the 2 areas of Broxtowe (unparished area), at about 79 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of Broxtowe (unparished area)
AreaPer resident
Bramcote WardVery High79 m² per resident
BeestonLow23 m² per resident

What else do people ask about Broxtowe (unparished area)?

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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 03:49 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Broxtowe (unparished area) dataset covers 1,841 postcodes.

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