How many parks and green spaces are in Gedling? 23 public parks
Gedling has 23 public parks among 229 green space sites. Green space covers 4.7% of the area: about 48 m² per resident, or 6.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 48 m²
- More green space than
- 72% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.7
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
All house prices in GedlingWhat are the largest parks in Gedling?
Bestwood Country Park is the largest public park in Gedling, at 202 hectares. 6 of the 23 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Bestwood Country Park | 202 hectares |
| Gedling Country Park | 92.3 hectares |
| Burntstump County Park | 20.2 hectares |
| Arnot Hill Park | 6.8 hectares |
| Willow Park | 2 hectares |
| Garden for the Blind | 446 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Gedling?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Gedling: 342 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 342 hectares · 23 sites |
| Playing fields | 113 hectares · 39 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 51.6 hectares · 29 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 24.9 hectares · 14 sites |
| Cemeteries | 24.8 hectares · 9 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 7.4 hectares · 24 sites |
| Play spaces | 5.4 hectares · 64 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3 hectares · 9 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.6 hectares · 15 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 250 hectares · 3 sites |
Does Gedling have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Gedling has 48 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 45 m² across Nottinghamshire. More green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| GedlingThis area | 48 m² per resident |
| Nottinghamshire | 45 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 48 m² for every resident adds up to 6.7 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.
Which parts of Gedling have the most green space?
Bestwood Village has the most green space per resident of the 13 areas of Gedling, at about 857 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 |
|---|---|
| Bestwood VillageVery High | 857 m² per resident |
| St. AlbansVery High | 83 m² per resident |
| Stoke BardolphHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| Papplewick CPHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| Calverton CPHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| Newstead CPHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| Burton JoyceHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Linby CPHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| ColwickTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Arnold and CarltonTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| WoodboroughLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Ravenshead CPVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| LambleyVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Gedling?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Gedling.
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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 02:54 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Gedling dataset covers 3,497 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.