How many parks and green spaces are in Blackpool? 33 public parks
Blackpool has 33 public parks among 198 green space sites. Green space covers 6.5% of the area: about 20 m² per resident, or 2.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 20 m²
- Less green space than
- 69% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.8
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
All house prices in BlackpoolWhat are the largest parks in Blackpool?
Stanley Park is the largest public park in Blackpool, at 51.5 hectares. 11 of the 33 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Stanley Park | 51.5 hectares |
| Kingscote Park | 10.1 hectares |
| Anchorsholme Park | 9.3 hectares |
| Moor Park | 9.2 hectares |
| Rock Garden | 3.3 hectares |
| Woodland Garden | 2.3 hectares |
| George Bancroft Park | 2.1 hectares |
| Eastpines Park | 1.3 hectares |
| Fylde Memorial Arboretum and Community Woodland | 1.1 hectares |
| Solaris Centre Park | 9,820 m² |
| Grange Park | 8,004 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Blackpool?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Blackpool: 120 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 120 hectares · 33 sites |
| Playing fields | 79.6 hectares · 23 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 36.8 hectares · 42 sites |
| Cemeteries | 30.6 hectares · 5 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 13.2 hectares · 10 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 7.1 hectares · 16 sites |
| Bowling greens | 6.7 hectares · 17 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.2 hectares · 39 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.5 hectares · 9 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 153 hectares · 4 sites |
Does Blackpool have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Blackpool has 20 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. Less green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BlackpoolThis area | 20 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 20 m² for every resident adds up to 2.8 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 Blackpool?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Blackpool.
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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 01:56 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Blackpool dataset covers 5,073 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.