How many parks and green spaces are in Trowell Ward? 2 public parks

Trowell Ward has 2 public parks among 10 green space sites. Green space covers 1.4% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
41 m²
More green space than
65% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.7

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 Trowell Ward?

Pitt Lane Recreation Area is the largest public park in Trowell Ward, at 6.3 hectares. 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Trowell Ward
ParkSize
Pitt Lane Recreation Area6.3 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Trowell Ward?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Trowell Ward: 6.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Trowell Ward by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens6.9 hectares · 2 sites
Playing fields1 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces9,982 m² · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds3,648 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,398 m² · 2 sites
Other sports facilities132 m² · 1 site

Does Trowell Ward have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Trowell Ward has 41 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 65% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Trowell Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Trowell WardThis area41 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. 41 m² for every resident adds up to 5.7 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 Trowell Ward?

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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 (July 2026). The Trowell Ward dataset covers 57 postcodes.

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