How many parks and green spaces are in South Kesteven? 41 public parks
South Kesteven has 41 public parks among 473 green space sites. Green space covers 0.4% of the area: about 28 m² per resident, or 4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 28 m²
- Less green space than
- 54% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4
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 KestevenWhat are the largest parks in South Kesteven?
Queen Elizabeth Park is the largest public park in South Kesteven, at 10.7 hectares. 22 of the 41 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth Park | 10.7 hectares |
| The Well Head Fields | 10.4 hectares |
| Twyford Woods | 6.8 hectares |
| Linear Park | 4.7 hectares |
| Dysart Park | 3.7 hectares |
| Belton Gardens | 3.6 hectares |
| Wyndham Park | 2.9 hectares |
| Town Meadows | 2.4 hectares |
| Jubilee Park | 2.3 hectares |
| Sedgwick Meadows | 1.7 hectares |
| Irnham Park | 7,023 m² |
| Heydour Parish Millenium Green | 6,438 m² |
| The Rectory Paddock | 6,087 m² |
| The Green | 5,970 m² |
| Londonthorpe Amenity Park | 5,469 m² |
| Church Field | 1,751 m² |
| Frieston Green | 1,616 m² |
| Riverside Park | 1,463 m² |
| The Green | 868 m² |
| The Green | 778 m² |
| Barkston Picnic Site | 574 m² |
| Abbey Gardens | 526 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in South Kesteven?
Playing fields cover the most ground in South Kesteven: 139 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 139 hectares · 66 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 76.3 hectares · 30 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 64.2 hectares · 41 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 51 hectares · 46 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 39.1 hectares · 99 sites |
| Cemeteries | 29.7 hectares · 30 sites |
| Play spaces | 11.6 hectares · 114 sites |
| Bowling greens | 5.7 hectares · 21 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4.5 hectares · 18 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 355 hectares · 8 sites |
Does South Kesteven have a lot of green space?
About average. South Kesteven has 28 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 30 m² across Lincolnshire. Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| South KestevenThis area | 28 m² per resident |
| Lincolnshire | 30 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 28 m² for every resident adds up to 4 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 Kesteven have the most green space?
Stoke Rochford has the most green space per resident of the 84 areas of South Kesteven, at about 210 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 |
|---|---|
| Stoke RochfordVery High | 210 m² per resident |
| CaythorpeVery High | 179 m² per resident |
| HoughamVery High | 136 m² per resident |
| IngoldsbyVery High | 131 m² per resident |
| Great PontonVery High | 128 m² per resident |
| IrnhamVery High | 103 m² per resident |
| EdenhamVery High | 99 m² per resident |
| Aslackby and LaughtonVery High | 92 m² per resident |
| HorblingVery High | 83 m² per resident |
| DentonVery High | 82 m² per resident |
| SwinsteadVery High | 81 m² per resident |
| FulbeckVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| Belton and ManthorpeVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| SkillingtonHigh | 61 m² per resident |
| Pointon and SempringhamHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| BarkstonHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| ColsterworthHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| EastonHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| Witham on the HillHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| HarlaxtonHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| BarrowbyHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Woolsthorpe By BelvoirHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Ropsley and HumbyHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| HeydourHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| SedgebrookHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| Westborough and Dry DoddingtonHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| UffingtonHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Burton CogglesTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| ClaypoleTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| West DeepingTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| StamfordTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Hough-on-the-HillTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| LangtoftTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| FolkinghamTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Corby GlenTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Bitchfield and BassingthorpeTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| RippingaleTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| South WithamTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| BastonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Careby Aunby and HolywellTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| FostonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Braceby and SappertonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| GreatfordTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| SystonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Little Ponton and StroxtonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| AllingtonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| WelbyTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Wyville cum HungertonLow | 25 m² per resident |
| Castle BythamLow | 24 m² per resident |
| BourneLow | 23 m² per resident |
| NormantonLow | 23 m² per resident |
| SwayfieldLow | 22 m² per resident |
| CarlbyLow | 22 m² per resident |
| HoningtonLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Market DeepingLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Braceborough and WilsthorpeLow | 21 m² per resident |
| GranthamLow | 21 m² per resident |
| AncasterLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Barholm and StoweLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Deeping St. JamesLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Long BenningtonLow | 19 m² per resident |
| PickworthLow | 18 m² per resident |
| ThurlbyLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Gunby and StainbyLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Counthorpe and CreetonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Carlton ScroopLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Lenton Keisby and OsgodbyLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Londonthorpe and Harrowby WithoutLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Old SomerbyLow | 16 m² per resident |
| North WithamLow | 15 m² per resident |
| DunsbyLow | 15 m² per resident |
| DowsbyLow | 15 m² per resident |
| FentonLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Boothby PagnellVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Toft with Lound and ManthorpeVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| BillingboroughVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| StubtonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Little BythamVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| MarstonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Great GonerbyVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| HaconbyVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| TallingtonVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Morton & HanthorpeVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| Kirkby UnderwoodVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
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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 02:12 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The South Kesteven dataset covers 5,174 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.