How many parks and green spaces are in Barkway? 0 public parks

Barkway has 0 public parks among 6 green space sites. Green space covers 0.7% of the area: about 94 m² per resident, or 13 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
94 m²
More green space than
89% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
13

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 Barkway?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Barkway: 6.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Barkway by type
TypeArea
Playing fields6.9 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds6,224 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces2,983 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,549 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries1,089 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted30.1 hectares · 0 sites

Does Barkway have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Barkway has 94 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across North Hertfordshire. More green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Barkway compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
BarkwayThis area94 m² per resident
North Hertfordshire41 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 94 m² for every resident adds up to 13 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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 Barkway?

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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 03:53 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Barkway dataset covers 48 postcodes.

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