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

Nowton has 1 public park among 5 green space sites. Green space covers 16.7% of the area: about 5,562 m² per resident, or 779 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than almost every area in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
5,562 m²
More green space than
100% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
779

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 Nowton?

Nowton Park is the largest public park in Nowton, at 69.2 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Nowton
ParkSize
Nowton Park69.2 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Nowton?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Nowton: 69.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Nowton by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens69.2 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields9.6 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2,081 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,899 m² · 1 site

Does Nowton have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Nowton has 5,562 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 87 m² across St Edmundsbury. More green space per resident than almost every area in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Nowton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
NowtonThis area5,562 m² per resident
St Edmundsbury87 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 5,562 m² for every resident adds up to 779 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.

What else do people ask about Nowton?

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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 04:05 with the latest Land Registry data (November 2025). The Nowton dataset covers 13 postcodes.

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