How many parks and green spaces are in Penrith? 4 public parks
Penrith has 4 public parks among 44 green space sites. Green space covers 2.0% of the area: about 37 m² per resident, or 5.2 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
- 5.2
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 PenrithWhat are the largest parks in Penrith?
Wetheriggs Country Park is the largest public park in Penrith, at 5.1 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Wetheriggs Country Park | 5.1 hectares |
| Castle Park | 3.8 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Penrith?
Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Penrith: 19.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Other sports facilities | 19.7 hectares · 3 sites |
| Playing fields | 16.9 hectares · 8 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 9.5 hectares · 4 sites |
| Cemeteries | 8.9 hectares · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 5.2 hectares · 5 sites |
| Play spaces | 2.6 hectares · 12 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.2 hectares · 4 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4,377 m² · 4 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3,770 m² · 2 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 53.1 hectares · 1 site |
Does Penrith have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Penrith has 37 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 50 m² across Eden. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| PenrithThis area | 37 m² per resident |
| Eden | 50 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 5.2 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.
What else do people ask about Penrith?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Penrith.
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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 04:03 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Penrith dataset covers 988 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.