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

Barkby has 0 public parks among 3 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 88 m² per resident, or 12 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 88% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
88 m²
More green space than
88% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
12

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 Barkby?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Barkby: 1.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Barkby by type
TypeArea
Playing fields1.6 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries6,122 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds3,698 m² · 1 site

Does Barkby have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Barkby has 88 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 76 m² across Charnwood. More green space per resident than 88% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Barkby compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
BarkbyThis area88 m² per resident
Charnwood76 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 88 m² for every resident adds up to 12 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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 Barkby?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space and crime in Barkby.

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. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (March 2026). The Barkby dataset covers 21 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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