How many parks and green spaces are in South Lakeland? 32 public parks
South Lakeland has 32 public parks among 511 green space sites. Green space covers 0.2% of the area: about 42 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 42 m²
- More green space than
- 66% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.8
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 South LakelandWhat are the largest parks in South Lakeland?
Levens Park is the largest public park in South Lakeland, at 62.6 hectares. 17 of the 32 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Levens Park | 62.6 hectares |
| Bardsea Country Park | 26.9 hectares |
| Fairbank Plantation | 10.9 hectares |
| Rothay Park | 5.8 hectares |
| Stock Ghyll Park | 4.9 hectares |
| Kendal Green | 3.3 hectares |
| Ford Park | 3.2 hectares |
| Borrans Park | 1.9 hectares |
| Stainton Green | 1.4 hectares |
| Hawesmead Park | 1.1 hectares |
| Adgarley Green | 1 hectares |
| Queen's Garden | 9,767 m² |
| Park Road Gardens | 6,437 m² |
| Ford Park | 5,744 m² |
| The Green | 1,940 m² |
| Moss Parrock | 1,432 m² |
| Millennium Garden | 1,032 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in South Lakeland?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in South Lakeland: 134 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 134 hectares · 32 sites |
| Playing fields | 108 hectares · 61 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 88 hectares · 45 sites |
| Cemeteries | 40 hectares · 37 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 37 hectares · 97 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 27.4 hectares · 61 sites |
| Play spaces | 12.5 hectares · 106 sites |
| Bowling greens | 6.2 hectares · 37 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.2 hectares · 20 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 374 hectares · 15 sites |
Does South Lakeland have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. South Lakeland has 42 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 42 m² across Westmorland and Furness. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| South LakelandThis area | 42 m² per resident |
| Westmorland and Furness | 42 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 42 m² for every resident adds up to 5.8 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 South Lakeland have the most green space?
Levens has the most green space per resident of the 75 areas of South Lakeland, at about 516 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 |
|---|---|
| LevensVery High | 516 m² per resident |
| Old Hutton and HolmescalesVery High | 338 m² per resident |
| CastertonVery High | 309 m² per resident |
| AldinghamVery High | 218 m² per resident |
| Kirkby LonsdaleVery High | 140 m² per resident |
| Cartmel FellVery High | 114 m² per resident |
| ColtonVery High | 110 m² per resident |
| Burton-in-KendalVery High | 107 m² per resident |
| HevershamVery High | 101 m² per resident |
| SedgwickVery High | 79 m² per resident |
| SkelwithVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| LakesVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| ConistonVery High | 67 m² per resident |
| Over StaveleyHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| Strickland KetelHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| HawksheadHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| UrswickHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| DentHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| CrookHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| HaverthwaiteHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| UlverstonHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| HolmeTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| LowickTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| WindermereTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Witherslack, Meathop and UlphaTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Broughton WestTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| MilnthorpeTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Dunnerdale-with-SeathwaiteTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| LongsleddaleTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| BarbonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| MiddletonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Lower AllithwaiteTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Kirkby IrelethTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| GarsdaleTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| SedberghLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Upper AllithwaiteLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Preston PatrickLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Grange-Over-SandsLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Skelsmergh and ScalthwaiteriggLow | 21 m² per resident |
| OsmotherleyLow | 21 m² per resident |
| ClaifeLow | 20 m² per resident |
| ArnsideLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Broughton EastLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Crosthwaite and LythLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Lower HolkerLow | 18 m² per resident |
| GrayriggLow | 18 m² per resident |
| StaintonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| KentmereLow | 17 m² per resident |
| FirbankLow | 17 m² per resident |
| KendalLow | 16 m² per resident |
| ManserghLow | 16 m² per resident |
| SatterthwaiteLow | 15 m² per resident |
| TorverLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Egton with NewlandVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Hutton RoofVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| PenningtonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Preston RichardVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Underbarrow and BradleyfieldVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Selside and Fawcett ForestVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| BeethamVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| New HuttonVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Staveley-in-CartmelVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| HelsingtonVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| HugillVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| LuptonVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| NatlandVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| KillingtonVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Strickland RogerVery Low | 1 m² per resident |
| Nether StaveleyVery Low | 1 m² per resident |
| HincasterVery Low | under 1 m² per resident |
| Blawith and SubberthwaiteVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WhinfellVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| LambriggVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| DockerVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| MansriggsVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about South Lakeland?
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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 03:29 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The South Lakeland dataset covers 5,852 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.