How many parks and green spaces are in Stamford? 7 public parks

Stamford has 7 public parks among 53 green space sites. Green space covers 9.2% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
35 m²
More green space than
58% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.9

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 Stamford?

Belton Gardens is the largest public park in Stamford, at 3.6 hectares. 2 of the 7 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Stamford
ParkSize
Belton Gardens3.6 hectares
Town Meadows2.4 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Stamford?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Stamford: 23.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Stamford by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities23.3 hectares · 7 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces16.9 hectares · 8 sites
Playing fields15.3 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens8.3 hectares · 7 sites
Cemeteries7.5 hectares · 4 sites
Play spaces1.8 hectares · 12 sites
Bowling greens1.2 hectares · 4 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7,657 m² · 4 sites
Tennis courts5,985 m² · 4 sites

Does Stamford have a lot of green space?

About average. Stamford has 35 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 28 m² across South Kesteven. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Stamford compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
StamfordThis area35 m² per resident
South Kesteven28 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 35 m² for every resident adds up to 4.9 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 Stamford?

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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 Stamford dataset covers 838 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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