How many parks and green spaces are in Newark and Sherwood? 46 public parks
Newark and Sherwood has 46 public parks among 443 green space sites. Green space covers 0.8% of the area: about 44 m² per resident, or 6.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 44 m²
- More green space than
- 69% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.2
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 Newark and SherwoodWhat are the largest parks in Newark and Sherwood?
Vicar Water Country Park is the largest public park in Newark and Sherwood, at 88.6 hectares. 16 of the 46 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Vicar Water Country Park | 88.6 hectares |
| Rufford Country Park | 61.3 hectares |
| Langford Lowfields | 26.1 hectares |
| Sherwood Forest | 21.6 hectares |
| Sconce and Devon Park | 14.9 hectares |
| Farndon Ponds | 6.5 hectares |
| Beacon Hill Conservation Park | 5.6 hectares |
| The Brambles | 2.8 hectares |
| Cleveland Green | 1.3 hectares |
| Beaumond Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Friary Gardens | 7,790 m² |
| St Mary's Gardens | 3,938 m² |
| Fountain Gardens | 2,694 m² |
| The Community Wildlife Garden | 1,721 m² |
| Bilsthorpe Miners' Memorial Garden | 313 m² |
| Millgate Otter Park | 161 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Newark and Sherwood?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Newark and Sherwood: 238 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 238 hectares · 46 sites |
| Playing fields | 130 hectares · 65 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 79.3 hectares · 50 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 40.5 hectares · 40 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 33 hectares · 76 sites |
| Cemeteries | 16.6 hectares · 19 sites |
| Play spaces | 12.3 hectares · 112 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.7 hectares · 18 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.7 hectares · 10 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 311 hectares · 7 sites |
Does Newark and Sherwood have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Newark and Sherwood has 44 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 69% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Newark and SherwoodThis area | 44 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. 44 m² for every resident adds up to 6.2 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 Newark and Sherwood have the most green space?
Langford CP has the most green space per resident of the 83 areas of Newark and Sherwood, at about 2,586 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 |
|---|---|
| Langford CPVery High | 2,586 m² per resident |
| Rufford CPVery High | 1,064 m² per resident |
| Holme CPVery High | 309 m² per resident |
| Kelham CPVery High | 160 m² per resident |
| CaythorpeVery High | 158 m² per resident |
| Perlethorpe cum Budby CPVery High | 144 m² per resident |
| ClipstoneVery High | 123 m² per resident |
| HoveringhamVery High | 94 m² per resident |
| HarbyVery High | 90 m² per resident |
| Edingley CPVery High | 85 m² per resident |
| Epperstone CPVery High | 81 m² per resident |
| Kirton CPVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| South CliftonVery High | 75 m² per resident |
| Edwinstowe CPVery High | 73 m² per resident |
| Wellow CPVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| Norwell CPVery High | 67 m² per resident |
| ElstonVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| WinthorpeHigh | 61 m² per resident |
| Oxton CPHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| Southwell CPHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| Farnsfield CPHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| FarndonHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| Thurgarton CPHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| Gonalston CPHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| Caunton CPHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| Rolleston CPHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Upton CPHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| StauntonHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Fiskerton cum MortonHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| GunthorpeHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Coddington CPHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| BesthorpeHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Kneesall CPHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Collingham CPHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| South Scarle CPHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| North Muskham CPTypical | 37 m² per resident |
| Walesby CPTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| South Muskham CPTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Laxton and Moorhouse CPTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| North CliftonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| NewarkTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Blidworth CPTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| HawtonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Bilsthorpe CPTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Averham CPTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| Sutton-on-Trent CPTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| Eakring CPLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Ossington CPLow | 23 m² per resident |
| East Stoke CPLow | 22 m² per resident |
| CothamLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Fernwood CPLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Barnby in the Willows CPLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Halam CPLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Lowdham CPLow | 21 m² per resident |
| KilvingtonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Kirklington CPLow | 19 m² per resident |
| SyerstonLow | 18 m² per resident |
| GirtonLow | 18 m² per resident |
| BaldertonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| ThorneyLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Maplebeck CPLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Ollerton and Boughton CPLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Egmanton CPVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Winkburn CPVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Kings ClipstoneVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Rainworth CPVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Weston CPVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Carlton-on-Trent CPVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Cromwell CPVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Grassthorpe CPVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| BulcoteVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| BleasbyVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Hockerton CPVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| WigsleyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| HalloughtonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| AlvertonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Thorpe CPVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Kersall CPVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| SpalfordVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Bathley CPVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Staythorpe CPVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Ompton CPVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Lindhurst CPVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
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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 02:53 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Newark and Sherwood dataset covers 4,200 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.