How many parks and green spaces are in Ruddington? 4 public parks

Ruddington has 4 public parks among 28 green space sites. Green space covers 8.7% of the area: about 131 m² per resident, or 18 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
131 m²
More green space than
92% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
18

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 Ruddington?

Rushcliffe is the largest public park in Ruddington, at 83 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Ruddington
ParkSize
Rushcliffe83 hectares
The Green2,861 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Ruddington?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Ruddington: 85.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Ruddington by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens85.4 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields8.8 hectares · 5 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces4.2 hectares · 3 sites
Cemeteries1.7 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces6,142 m² · 10 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds5,015 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens2,029 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities1,535 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted40.8 hectares · 1 site

Does Ruddington have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Ruddington has 131 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 57 m² across Rushcliffe. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Ruddington compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
RuddingtonThis area131 m² per resident
Rushcliffe57 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 131 m² for every resident adds up to 18 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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.

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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 Ruddington dataset covers 211 postcodes.

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