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

Horncastle has 4 public parks among 21 green space sites. Green space covers 3.4% of the area: about 27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
27 m²
Less green space than
56% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.8

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 Horncastle?

Bain Valley Park is the largest public park in Horncastle, at 2.5 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Horncastle
ParkSize
Bain Valley Park2.5 hectares
Hamerton Gardens2,525 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Horncastle?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Horncastle: 10.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Horncastle by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities10.6 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens4.2 hectares · 4 sites
Cemeteries2.3 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces1.5 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds7,964 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts3,625 m² · 4 sites
Play spaces3,565 m² · 6 sites
Bowling greens1,622 m² · 1 site

Does Horncastle have a lot of green space?

About average. Horncastle has 27 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 29 m² across East Lindsey. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Horncastle compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
HorncastleThis area27 m² per resident
East Lindsey29 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 27 m² for every resident adds up to 3.8 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.

What else do people ask about Horncastle?

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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 03:32 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Horncastle dataset covers 321 postcodes.

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