How many parks and green spaces are in Shotley? 2 public parks

Shotley has 2 public parks among 16 green space sites. Green space covers 0.7% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
35 m²
More green space than
58% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5

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 kinds of green space are there in Shotley?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Shotley: 2.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Shotley by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities2.9 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.6 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens1 hectares · 2 sites
Playing fields7,266 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds6,243 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries2,440 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens1,627 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts572 m² · 1 site
Play spaces423 m² · 2 sites

Does Shotley have a lot of green space?

About average. Shotley has 35 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Babergh. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Shotley compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ShotleyThis area35 m² per resident
Babergh47 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 35 m² for every resident adds up to 5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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 Shotley?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Shotley.

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 03:34 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Shotley dataset covers 79 postcodes.

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