How many parks and green spaces are in Allerdale? 53 public parks
Allerdale has 53 public parks among 427 green space sites. Green space covers 1.4% of the area: about 190 m² per resident, or 27 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 95% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 190 m²
- More green space than
- 95% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 27
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 AllerdaleWhat are the largest parks in Allerdale?
Whinlatter Forest Park is the largest public park in Allerdale, at 13 km². 19 of the 53 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Whinlatter Forest Park | 13 km² |
| Watchtree Nature Reserve | 83.1 hectares |
| Parson's Park | 37 hectares |
| The Green | 14.1 hectares |
| The Town's Field | 7.8 hectares |
| Crow Park | 7.8 hectares |
| Lonsdale Park | 7.4 hectares |
| Vulcan Park | 5.5 hectares |
| Harris Park | 5.2 hectares |
| The Green | 2.7 hectares |
| Upper Fitz Park | 2.1 hectares |
| The Green | 1.7 hectares |
| The Green | 1.2 hectares |
| The Green | 6,498 m² |
| The Green | 6,484 m² |
| The Green | 6,330 m² |
| The Green | 4,725 m² |
| Pond Green | 2,201 m² |
| The Green | 2,114 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Allerdale?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Allerdale: 16 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 16 km² · 53 sites |
| Playing fields | 115 hectares · 66 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 43.4 hectares · 61 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 36.4 hectares · 29 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 34.4 hectares · 72 sites |
| Cemeteries | 28.4 hectares · 19 sites |
| Play spaces | 8.3 hectares · 95 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.4 hectares · 14 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.4 hectares · 12 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 186 hectares · 6 sites |
Does Allerdale have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Allerdale has 190 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 97 m² across Cumberland. More green space per resident than 95% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| AllerdaleThis area | 190 m² per resident |
| Cumberland | 97 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 190 m² for every resident adds up to 27 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.
Which parts of Allerdale have the most green space?
Lorton has the most green space per resident of the 62 areas of Allerdale, at about 34,701 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LortonVery High | 34,701 m² per resident |
| Above DerwentVery High | 4,595 m² per resident |
| AiktonVery High | 1,624 m² per resident |
| SeberghamVery High | 1,127 m² per resident |
| KirkbamptonVery High | 206 m² per resident |
| WythopVery High | 199 m² per resident |
| WoodsideVery High | 181 m² per resident |
| KeswickVery High | 107 m² per resident |
| CrosscanonbyVery High | 83 m² per resident |
| CamertonVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| Silloth-on-SolwayVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| Blennerhasset and TorpenhowVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| CaldbeckVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| UnderskiddawVery High | 65 m² per resident |
| AllhallowsVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| BassenthwaiteHigh | 61 m² per resident |
| BownessHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| BorrowdaleHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| CockermouthHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| BroughtonHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Hayton and MealoHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| WorkingtonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| AspatriaTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Little CliftonTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Oughterside and AllerbyTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Holme LowTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| WigtonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| MaryportTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| St. John's Castlerigg and WythburnTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Holme AbbeyLow | 25 m² per resident |
| Holme St CuthbertLow | 24 m² per resident |
| AllonbyLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Broughton MoorLow | 21 m² per resident |
| SetmurthyLow | 21 m² per resident |
| BlindcrakeLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Great CliftonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| BrighamLow | 19 m² per resident |
| GreysouthenLow | 19 m² per resident |
| WestwardLow | 19 m² per resident |
| GilcruxLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Holme East WaverLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Ireby and UldaleLow | 16 m² per resident |
| PlumblandLow | 16 m² per resident |
| LoweswaterLow | 16 m² per resident |
| ThursbyLow | 16 m² per resident |
| WestnewtonVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| KirkbrideVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| DearhamVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| SeatonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| BromfieldVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| BridekirkVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| EmbletonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| BoltonsVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| ButtermereVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| DeanVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| Bewaldeth and SnittlegarthVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| BlindbothelVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| PapcastleVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
| Bothel and ThreaplandVery Low | under 1 m² per resident |
| WavertonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| DundrawVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WinscalesVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
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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 03:30 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Allerdale dataset covers 5,567 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.