How many parks and green spaces are in Longridge? 3 public parks

Longridge has 3 public parks among 27 green space sites. Green space covers 1.4% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
22 m²
Less green space than
65% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.1

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 Longridge?

Towneley Gardens is the largest public park in Longridge, at 6,184 m². 1 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Longridge
ParkSize
Towneley Gardens6,184 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Longridge?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Longridge: 9.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Longridge by type
TypeArea
Playing fields9.2 hectares · 5 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds3 hectares · 4 sites
Other sports facilities2.4 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens2.3 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces1.1 hectares · 10 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3,704 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens3,525 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted2.8 hectares · 0 sites

Does Longridge have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Longridge has 22 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 65% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Longridge compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
LongridgeThis area22 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. 22 m² for every resident adds up to 3.1 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Longridge?

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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 Longridge dataset covers 374 postcodes.

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