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

Barrow has 0 public parks among 5 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 3 m² per resident, or 0.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
3 m²
Less green space than
94% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
0.5

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

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What kinds of green space are there in Barrow?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Barrow: 4,106 m². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Barrow by type
TypeArea
Playing fields4,106 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,765 m² · 3 sites
Other sports facilities245 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted6,127 m² · 0 sites

Does Barrow have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Barrow has 3 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 29 m² across Ribble Valley. Less green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Barrow compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
BarrowThis area3 m² per resident
Ribble Valley29 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 3 m² for every resident adds up to 0.5 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 Barrow?

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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 Barrow dataset covers 95 postcodes.

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