How many parks and green spaces are in Carlisle? 42 public parks
Carlisle has 42 public parks among 373 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 52 m² per resident, or 7.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 52 m²
- More green space than
- 75% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 7.3
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 CarlisleWhat are the largest parks in Carlisle?
Talkin Tarn Country Park is the largest public park in Carlisle, at 60.9 hectares. 13 of the 42 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Talkin Tarn Country Park | 60.9 hectares |
| Warwick Park | 53.4 hectares |
| Bitts Park | 21.2 hectares |
| Heysham Park | 17.4 hectares |
| Chance's Park | 15.2 hectares |
| The Green | 5 hectares |
| Riverside Doilies Brae | 1.8 hectares |
| Murray Park | 1.2 hectares |
| Brisco Common | 7,530 m² |
| Village Green | 4,319 m² |
| The Green | 3,886 m² |
| Garden Life Community Garden | 2,464 m² |
| Town Dyke Orchard | 2,056 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Carlisle?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Carlisle: 296 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 296 hectares · 42 sites |
| Playing fields | 140 hectares · 55 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 44.3 hectares · 26 sites |
| Cemeteries | 39.3 hectares · 14 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 29.5 hectares · 57 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 26.5 hectares · 70 sites |
| Play spaces | 8.8 hectares · 85 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.9 hectares · 11 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.3 hectares · 6 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 294 hectares · 7 sites |
Does Carlisle have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Carlisle has 52 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 75% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| CarlisleThis area | 52 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. 52 m² for every resident adds up to 7.3 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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 Carlisle have the most green space?
Burtholme has the most green space per resident of the 36 areas of Carlisle, at about 286 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 |
|---|---|
| BurtholmeVery High | 286 m² per resident |
| OrtonVery High | 165 m² per resident |
| BramptonVery High | 161 m² per resident |
| WetheralVery High | 122 m² per resident |
| Kirklinton MiddleVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| WaltonVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| ArthuretHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| St Cuthbert WithoutHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| FarlamHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| CumwhittonTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| DalstonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| WaterheadTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| BewcastleTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| CumrewLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Stanwix RuralLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Burgh by SandsLow | 20 m² per resident |
| StapletonLow | 19 m² per resident |
| KingmoorLow | 18 m² per resident |
| IrthingtonLow | 18 m² per resident |
| RockcliffeLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Nether DentonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| ScalebyLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Castle CarrockVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Upper DentonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| KirkandrewsVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| CummersdaleVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| HaytonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| WestlintonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| NicholforestVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| HethersgillVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| BeaumontVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| SolportVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
| CarlattonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| KingwaterVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| AskertonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| MidgeholmeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Carlisle?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Carlisle.
- What is the average house price in Carlisle?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Carlisle?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Carlisle?
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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 Carlisle dataset covers 4,915 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.