How many parks and green spaces are in Burscough? 4 public parks

Burscough has 4 public parks among 25 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 23 m² per resident, or 3.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
23 m²
Less green space than
63% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.2

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 Burscough?

Burscough Brickpits is the largest public park in Burscough, at 7.3 hectares. 1 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Burscough
ParkSize
Burscough Brickpits7.3 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Burscough?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Burscough: 9.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Burscough by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens9.2 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields4.9 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces4.2 hectares · 5 sites
Other sports facilities1.9 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds1.5 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces1.1 hectares · 8 sites
Bowling greens4,869 m² · 3 sites

Does Burscough have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Burscough has 23 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 46 m² across West Lancashire. Less green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Burscough compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
BurscoughThis area23 m² per resident
West Lancashire46 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 23 m² for every resident adds up to 3.2 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 Burscough?

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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 Burscough dataset covers 285 postcodes.

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