How many parks and green spaces are in South Ribble? 45 public parks
South Ribble has 45 public parks among 223 green space sites. Green space covers 3.0% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 31 m²
- More green space than
- 50% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.3
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 South RibbleWhat are the largest parks in South Ribble?
Worden Park is the largest public park in South Ribble, at 56.9 hectares. 16 of the 45 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Worden Park | 56.9 hectares |
| Hurst Grange Park | 15.4 hectares |
| Withy Grove Park | 15.2 hectares |
| Farington Park | 4.9 hectares |
| Priory Park | 4.2 hectares |
| Croston Manor Park | 3.6 hectares |
| St Catherine's Park | 3.4 hectares |
| Bent Green | 1.4 hectares |
| Longton Grove | 1.3 hectares |
| Low Green | 6,245 m² |
| Balcarres Green | 4,998 m² |
| Leyton Green | 4,299 m² |
| Wood Green | 3,406 m² |
| Hillbrook Green | 1,954 m² |
| Lever House Green | 1,947 m² |
| McNamara Gardens | 121 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in South Ribble?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in South Ribble: 185 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 185 hectares · 45 sites |
| Playing fields | 106 hectares · 37 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 22.3 hectares · 28 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 17.6 hectares · 13 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 15.3 hectares · 23 sites |
| Play spaces | 6.1 hectares · 46 sites |
| Cemeteries | 4.9 hectares · 5 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4.2 hectares · 5 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4 hectares · 17 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 81.2 hectares · 4 sites |
Does South Ribble have a lot of green space?
About average. South Ribble has 31 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across Lancashire. More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| South RibbleThis area | 31 m² per resident |
| Lancashire | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.3 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.
Which parts of South Ribble have the most green space?
Hutton has the most green space per resident of the 8 areas of South Ribble, at about 70 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| HuttonVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| FaringtonHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| SamlesburyHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| PenworthamTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Much HooleLow | 24 m² per resident |
| LongtonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Little HooleVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| CuerdaleVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about South Ribble?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in South Ribble.
- What is the average house price in South Ribble?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in South Ribble?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of South Ribble?
- How do South Ribble house prices compare with another area?
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 02:38 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The South Ribble dataset covers 4,226 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.