How many parks and green spaces are in Craven Arms? 1 public park

Craven Arms has 1 public park among 14 green space sites. Green space covers 0.2% of the area: about 17 m² per resident, or 2.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
17 m²
Less green space than
75% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.4

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 Craven Arms?

Alexandra Park is the largest public park in Craven Arms, at 954 m². 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Craven Arms
ParkSize
Alexandra Park954 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Craven Arms?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Craven Arms: 3.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Craven Arms by type
TypeArea
Playing fields3.1 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds7,745 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces3,323 m² · 6 sites
Bowling greens2,359 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities1,951 m² · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1,949 m² · 1 site
Public parks and gardens954 m² · 1 site

Does Craven Arms have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Craven Arms has 17 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Shropshire. Less green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Craven Arms compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Craven ArmsThis area17 m² per resident
Shropshire37 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 17 m² for every resident adds up to 2.4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Craven Arms?

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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 03:38 with the latest Land Registry data (June 2026). The Craven Arms dataset covers 216 postcodes.

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