Allotments and community gardens are a great way to:
- grow your own food
- enjoy the fresh air
- learn about cultivation
- observe wildlife
- meet people and make friends
- improve your health and wellbeing.
Updated July 2025
| Allotment site | Number of people on the waiting list |
|---|---|
| PL2 | |
| Fosters Field | 40 |
| Henderson Place | 47 |
| Hermon Terrace | 6 |
| Knowle Avenue | 16 |
| Mays & Frys | 25 |
| Parkside | 55 |
| PL3 | |
| Barn Park | 121 |
| Brockley Road | 6 |
| Channel Park Ave | 22 |
| Central Park | 39 |
| Derwent Ave | 12 |
| Lower Compton | 9 |
| Penlee Valley | 85 |
| Peverell Park Rd | 49 |
| Pike Rd | 14 |
| Rowdens Res | 39 |
| Seymour Rd | 51 |
| PL4 | |
| Embankment Rd | 136 |
| Ivydale Rd | n/a |
| Swarthmore Higher | 91 |
| Swarthmore Lower | 102 |
| PL5 | |
| Bridwell Rd | 21 |
| Chaucer Way | 25 |
| Elliot St | 15 |
| Kendal Place | 35 |
| West Park | 64 |
| York Rd | 15 |
| PL6 | |
| Blunts Lane | 71 |
| Southway Drive | 28 |
| Southway Lane | 48 |
| PL7 | |
| Ditch Gardens | 27 |
| Lucas Gardens | 1 |
| Lucas Lane | 72 |
| Newnham Park | 59 |
| Stoggy Lane | 47 |
| PL9 | |
| Dunstone Lane | 64 |
| Hooe | 61 |
| Oreston | 66 |
Join the waiting list
Due to the high demand for an allotment we will only accept one application per person.
We currently have approximately 1700 people on the waiting list.