How many parks and green spaces are in Copeland? 23 public parks
Copeland has 23 public parks among 257 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 37 m² per resident, or 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 37 m²
- More green space than
- 60% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.1
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 CopelandWhat are the largest parks in Copeland?
Longland Lake Country Park is the largest public park in Copeland, at 13.4 hectares. 6 of the 23 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Longland Lake Country Park | 13.4 hectares |
| Millom Park | 3.8 hectares |
| The Green | 5,453 m² |
| The Green | 4,701 m² |
| Trinity Gardens | 4,083 m² |
| School Green | 3,546 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Copeland?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Copeland: 89.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 89.8 hectares · 55 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 48.7 hectares · 23 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 33.3 hectares · 23 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 26.2 hectares · 41 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 22.1 hectares · 36 sites |
| Cemeteries | 21.1 hectares · 11 sites |
| Play spaces | 8.7 hectares · 49 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2 hectares · 9 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3,531 m² · 4 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 197 hectares · 6 sites |
Does Copeland have a lot of green space?
About average. Copeland has 37 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 60% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| CopelandThis area | 37 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. 37 m² for every resident adds up to 5.1 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 Copeland have the most green space?
Eskdale has the most green space per resident of the 29 areas of Copeland, at about 552 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 |
|---|---|
| EskdaleVery High | 552 m² per resident |
| Irton with SantonVery High | 145 m² per resident |
| WeddicarVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| St. BeesVery High | 67 m² per resident |
| Cleator MoorHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| PonsonbyHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| BootleHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| LowcaHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| DistingtonHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| PartonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Ennerdale and KinnisideTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| MillomTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| WhitehavenTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| EgremontTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| WaberthwaiteTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Arlecdon and FrizingtonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| WhichamTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| BeckermetTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| SeascaleLow | 24 m² per resident |
| GosforthLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Millom WithoutLow | 22 m² per resident |
| MuncasterLow | 18 m² per resident |
| UlphaLow | 18 m² per resident |
| LamplughVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| MoresbyVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Drigg and CarletonVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| HaileVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| WasdaleVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| Lowside QuarterVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Copeland?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Copeland.
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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 Copeland dataset covers 2,968 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.