How many parks and green spaces are in Cottingham? 5 public parks

Cottingham has 5 public parks among 35 green space sites. Green space covers 4.1% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
29 m²
Less green space than
52% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.1

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 Cottingham?

University of Hull is the largest public park in Cottingham, at 1.5 hectares. 3 of the 5 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Cottingham
ParkSize
University of Hull1.5 hectares
Queen Elizabeth Memorial Garden1,951 m²
Memorial Ground1,050 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Cottingham?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Cottingham: 26.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Cottingham by type
TypeArea
Playing fields26.2 hectares · 7 sites
Cemeteries10.6 hectares · 2 sites
Other sports facilities5.5 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens3 hectares · 5 sites
Tennis courts1.9 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.7 hectares · 3 sites
Bowling greens8,818 m² · 3 sites
Play spaces8,127 m² · 9 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1,803 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted32.1 hectares · 1 site

Does Cottingham have a lot of green space?

About average. Cottingham has 29 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across East Riding of Yorkshire. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Cottingham compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
CottinghamThis area29 m² per resident
East Riding of Yorkshire36 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 29 m² for every resident adds up to 4.1 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.

What else do people ask about Cottingham?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Cottingham.

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 02:47 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Cottingham dataset covers 626 postcodes.

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