How many parks and green spaces are in Morecambe? 12 public parks
Morecambe has 12 public parks among 58 green space sites. Green space covers 1.7% of the area: about 11 m² per resident, or 1.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 11 m²
- Less green space than
- 87% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 1.5
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 MorecambeWhat are the largest parks in Morecambe?
Happy Mount Park is the largest public park in Morecambe, at 5.2 hectares. 4 of the 12 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Happy Mount Park | 5.2 hectares |
| West End Gardens | 8,456 m² |
| Torrisholme Park | 6,642 m² |
| Poulton Hall | 1,719 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Morecambe?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Morecambe: 13.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 13.5 hectares · 6 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 9.2 hectares · 12 sites |
| Cemeteries | 6.4 hectares · 2 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 4.3 hectares · 4 sites |
| Play spaces | 2.5 hectares · 24 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 2.5 hectares · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 9,574 m² · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5,039 m² · 2 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 37.1 hectares · 1 site |
Does Morecambe have a lot of green space?
No, less than most areas. Morecambe has 11 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 28 m² across Lancaster. Less green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| MorecambeThis area | 11 m² per resident |
| Lancaster | 28 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 11 m² for every resident adds up to 1.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very Low means the bottom 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 Morecambe?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Morecambe.
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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 03:40 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Morecambe dataset covers 1,347 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.