How many parks and green spaces are in East Riding of Yorkshire? 164 public parks

East Riding of Yorkshire has 164 public parks among 1,183 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 36 m² per resident, or 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
36 m²
More green space than
59% 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

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What are the largest parks in East Riding of Yorkshire?

Londesborough Park is the largest public park in East Riding of Yorkshire, at 187 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 61 named public parks.

Largest public parks in East Riding of Yorkshire
ParkSize
Londesborough Park187 hectares
Burton Constable Park70.2 hectares
Humber Bridge Country Park30.4 hectares
West Park12.7 hectares
Hall Garth Park9.6 hectares
Sir Henry Cooper Park4.9 hectares
Lock Hill Coronation Gardens4.1 hectares
The Parks2.9 hectares
Jubilee Park2.7 hectares
The Green2.4 hectares
The Green2.3 hectares
Cranswick Green2.2 hectares
Riverside Gardens2.1 hectares
Queen's Park2 hectares
Bull Pasture1.9 hectares
Victoria Gardens1.6 hectares
University of Hull1.5 hectares
Wayrham Picnic Site1.2 hectares
North Mere Green1.2 hectares
Hessle War Memorial Park1.1 hectares
The Common1 hectares
Seaton Common9,924 m²
The Green7,793 m²
Stepney Gardens6,750 m²
Valley Gardens6,598 m²

What kinds of green space are there in East Riding of Yorkshire?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in East Riding of Yorkshire: 420 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in East Riding of Yorkshire by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens420 hectares · 164 sites
Playing fields386 hectares · 136 sites
Other sports facilities146 hectares · 84 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces109 hectares · 107 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds82.6 hectares · 202 sites
Cemeteries65.9 hectares · 68 sites
Play spaces31.6 hectares · 282 sites
Bowling greens15.6 hectares · 57 sites
Tennis courts10.3 hectares · 59 sites
Golf coursesNot counted11 km² · 24 sites

Does East Riding of Yorkshire have a lot of green space?

About average. East Riding of Yorkshire has 36 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in East Riding of Yorkshire compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
East Riding of YorkshireThis area36 m² per resident
England38 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 36 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 East Riding of Yorkshire have the most green space?

Londesborough has the most green space per resident of the 170 areas of East Riding of Yorkshire, at about 11,479 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of East Riding of Yorkshire
AreaPer resident
LondesboroughVery High11,479 m² per resident
Burton ConstableVery High4,656 m² per resident
AllerthorpeVery High867 m² per resident
RouthVery High402 m² per resident
Goole FieldsVery High364 m² per resident
BrantinghamVery High331 m² per resident
KirkburnVery High224 m² per resident
WawneVery High154 m² per resident
WarterVery High143 m² per resident
SproatleyVery High133 m² per resident
WattonVery High133 m² per resident
HumbletonVery High108 m² per resident
YaphamVery High105 m² per resident
EveringhamVery High104 m² per resident
EllerbyVery High104 m² per resident
CattonVery High97 m² per resident
Dalton HolmeVery High88 m² per resident
BeswickVery High87 m² per resident
SkipseaVery High85 m² per resident
RimswellVery High80 m² per resident
EasingtonVery High80 m² per resident
SledmereVery High80 m² per resident
Burton AgnesVery High80 m² per resident
EastringtonVery High72 m² per resident
RudstonVery High67 m² per resident
Bishop WiltonVery High63 m² per resident
Twin RiversVery High62 m² per resident
EllerkerHigh59 m² per resident
Sutton upon DerwentHigh58 m² per resident
North DaltonHigh57 m² per resident
Hutton CranswickHigh57 m² per resident
HothamHigh55 m² per resident
TicktonHigh54 m² per resident
PaullHigh54 m² per resident
OttringhamHigh54 m² per resident
KilhamHigh53 m² per resident
BeefordHigh52 m² per resident
Shipton ThorpeHigh51 m² per resident
FangfossHigh51 m² per resident
HatfieldHigh50 m² per resident
MiddletonHigh46 m² per resident
FimberHigh45 m² per resident
SwineHigh45 m² per resident
HessleHigh44 m² per resident
ThorntonHigh44 m² per resident
HowdenHigh44 m² per resident
North CaveHigh42 m² per resident
PatringtonHigh42 m² per resident
AirmynHigh42 m² per resident
Barmby MoorHigh41 m² per resident
Cherry BurtonHigh41 m² per resident
WetwangHigh41 m² per resident
WeltonHigh41 m² per resident
BrandesburtonHigh40 m² per resident
HornseaHigh39 m² per resident
North FrodinghamHigh38 m² per resident
RiseHigh38 m² per resident
Wold NewtonHigh38 m² per resident
WoodmanseyTypical37 m² per resident
HollymTypical36 m² per resident
GartonTypical36 m² per resident
LangtoftTypical36 m² per resident
NunburnholmeTypical35 m² per resident
South CliffeTypical35 m² per resident
BubwithTypical35 m² per resident
Anlaby with Anlaby CommonTypical35 m² per resident
WalkingtonTypical34 m² per resident
RawcliffeTypical34 m² per resident
PollingtonTypical34 m² per resident
BewholmeTypical33 m² per resident
FlamboroughTypical33 m² per resident
FridaythorpeTypical33 m² per resident
HarphamTypical33 m² per resident
SkefflingTypical32 m² per resident
AldbroughTypical32 m² per resident
RoosTypical32 m² per resident
ThwingTypical31 m² per resident
Burton PidseaTypical30 m² per resident
PocklingtonTypical30 m² per resident
MelbourneTypical29 m² per resident
SkidbyTypical29 m² per resident
SkirpenbeckTypical29 m² per resident
CottinghamTypical29 m² per resident
Stamford BridgeTypical29 m² per resident
PrestonTypical29 m² per resident
SeatonTypical28 m² per resident
South CaveTypical27 m² per resident
HuggateTypical27 m² per resident
HookTypical27 m² per resident
SanctonTypical26 m² per resident
RowleyTypical25 m² per resident
GooleLow25 m² per resident
Snaith and CowickLow24 m² per resident
RistonLow24 m² per resident
ThorngumbaldLow24 m² per resident
NewbaldLow24 m² per resident
NewportLow24 m² per resident
DriffieldLow23 m² per resident
BarmstonLow23 m² per resident
GoodmanhamLow22 m² per resident
East GartonLow22 m² per resident
BugthorpeLow21 m² per resident
UlromeLow21 m² per resident
GrindaleLow21 m² per resident
KeyinghamLow21 m² per resident
Seaton RossLow21 m² per resident
BridlingtonLow21 m² per resident
WressleLow20 m² per resident
LevenLow20 m² per resident
BaintonLow19 m² per resident
CottamLow19 m² per resident
BiltonLow19 m² per resident
ElstronwickLow19 m² per resident
HaytonLow19 m² per resident
WithernseaLow18 m² per resident
Holme upon Spalding MoorLow18 m² per resident
MillingtonLow18 m² per resident
Skerne and WansfordLow18 m² per resident
CarnabyLow18 m² per resident
SkirlaughLow18 m² per resident
BeverleyLow18 m² per resident
NaffertonLow18 m² per resident
Kirk EllaLow18 m² per resident
LeconfieldLow18 m² per resident
GilberdykeLow17 m² per resident
Bishop BurtonLow17 m² per resident
FostonLow17 m² per resident
Barmby on the MarshLow16 m² per resident
Market WeightonLow16 m² per resident
EllertonVery Low15 m² per resident
Sunk IslandVery Low14 m² per resident
HalshamVery Low14 m² per resident
MolescroftVery Low14 m² per resident
WilberfossVery Low14 m² per resident
SwanlandVery Low14 m² per resident
HedonVery Low14 m² per resident
EttonVery Low13 m² per resident
LundVery Low13 m² per resident
SwinefleetVery Low13 m² per resident
MappletonVery Low13 m² per resident
LockingtonVery Low13 m² per resident
North FerribyVery Low13 m² per resident
HolmptonVery Low12 m² per resident
Elloughton-cum-BroughVery Low12 m² per resident
BroomfleetVery Low12 m² per resident
WelwickVery Low12 m² per resident
AtwickVery Low11 m² per resident
BoyntonVery Low10 m² per resident
LaxtonVery Low10 m² per resident
CatwickVery Low10 m² per resident
BurstwickVery Low10 m² per resident
KelkVery Low10 m² per resident
WillerbyVery Low10 m² per resident
Burton FlemingVery Low10 m² per resident
BemptonVery Low9 m² per resident
WithernwickVery Low6 m² per resident
SigglesthorneVery Low6 m² per resident
CottingwithVery Low5 m² per resident
BielbyVery Low2 m² per resident
Full SuttonVery Low2 m² per resident
ConistonVery Low1 m² per resident
Newton on DerwentVery Low0 m² per resident
AsselbyVery Low0 m² per resident
BlacktoftVery Low0 m² per resident
GowdallVery Low0 m² per resident
ReednessVery Low0 m² per resident
FoggathorpeVery Low0 m² per resident
KilpinVery Low0 m² per resident
TibthorpeVery Low0 m² per resident
SpaldingtonVery Low0 m² per resident

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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 6 October 2026 at 22:57 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The East Riding of Yorkshire dataset covers 15,427 postcodes.

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