How many parks and green spaces are in Askam and Ireleth? 1 public park

Askam and Ireleth has 1 public park among 20 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 54 m² per resident, or 7.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
54 m²
More green space than
76% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
7.5

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

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What kinds of green space are there in Askam and Ireleth?

Allotments and community growing spaces cover the most ground in Askam and Ireleth: 7.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Askam and Ireleth by type
TypeArea
Allotments and community growing spaces7.2 hectares · 5 sites
Playing fields5.1 hectares · 4 sites
Other sports facilities3.9 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds8,712 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens4,600 m² · 2 sites
Cemeteries4,079 m² · 1 site
Public parks and gardens2,961 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,472 m² · 4 sites
Golf coursesNot counted37.8 hectares · 1 site

Does Askam and Ireleth have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Askam and Ireleth has 54 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 35 m² across Barrow-in-Furness. More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Askam and Ireleth compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Askam and IrelethThis area54 m² per resident
Barrow-in-Furness35 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 54 m² for every resident adds up to 7.5 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.

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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 04:04 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Askam and Ireleth dataset covers 131 postcodes.

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