How many parks and green spaces are in King's Lynn and West Norfolk? 46 public parks
King's Lynn and West Norfolk has 46 public parks among 653 green space sites. Green space covers 0.8% of the area: about 75 m² per resident, or 11 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 75 m²
- More green space than
- 85% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 11
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 King's Lynn and West NorfolkWhat are the largest parks in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
Sandringham Country Park is the largest public park in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, at 293 hectares. 23 of the 46 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Sandringham Country Park | 293 hectares |
| Roydon Common | 243 hectares |
| Bawsey Country Park | 119 hectares |
| St James Park | 15 hectares |
| Sluice Common | 12.2 hectares |
| Gaywood Park | 9.5 hectares |
| The Willows Nature Reserve | 4.9 hectares |
| Harding's Pits | 4.3 hectares |
| Cliff Top Walk | 3.4 hectares |
| The Green | 2.9 hectares |
| Esplanade Gardens | 1.7 hectares |
| The Green | 1.6 hectares |
| Brays Pit | 1.1 hectares |
| The Green | 6,958 m² |
| Tower Gardens | 6,077 m² |
| Sensory Park | 4,499 m² |
| The Green | 4,268 m² |
| The Green | 3,604 m² |
| St James's Green | 3,397 m² |
| The Green | 3,206 m² |
| The Green | 3,195 m² |
| The Green | 2,419 m² |
| St Faith's Garden | 1,213 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 742 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 742 hectares · 46 sites |
| Playing fields | 197 hectares · 92 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 81.8 hectares · 71 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 72.6 hectares · 135 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 30 hectares · 37 sites |
| Cemeteries | 27.7 hectares · 32 sites |
| Play spaces | 20 hectares · 162 sites |
| Bowling greens | 8.1 hectares · 44 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.7 hectares · 22 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 376 hectares · 12 sites |
Does King's Lynn and West Norfolk have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. King's Lynn and West Norfolk has 75 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 62 m² across Norfolk. More green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| King's Lynn and West NorfolkThis area | 75 m² per resident |
| Norfolk | 62 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 75 m² for every resident adds up to 11 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.
Which parts of King's Lynn and West Norfolk have the most green space?
Sandringham has the most green space per resident of the 101 areas of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, at about 6,145 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 |
|---|---|
| SandringhamVery High | 6,145 m² per resident |
| RoydonVery High | 5,988 m² per resident |
| BawseyVery High | 4,943 m² per resident |
| Castle RisingVery High | 1,181 m² per resident |
| Burnham ThorpeVery High | 1,152 m² per resident |
| LeziateVery High | 283 m² per resident |
| Burnham OveryVery High | 251 m² per resident |
| West RudhamVery High | 223 m² per resident |
| DenverVery High | 205 m² per resident |
| South CreakeVery High | 171 m² per resident |
| StanhoeVery High | 165 m² per resident |
| GrimstonVery High | 140 m² per resident |
| BoughtonVery High | 125 m² per resident |
| Burnham NortonVery High | 125 m² per resident |
| ThornhamVery High | 108 m² per resident |
| Shouldham ThorpeVery High | 106 m² per resident |
| Flitcham with AppletonVery High | 104 m² per resident |
| DersinghamVery High | 102 m² per resident |
| ConghamVery High | 89 m² per resident |
| BirchamVery High | 85 m² per resident |
| North CreakeVery High | 84 m² per resident |
| Old HunstantonVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| Great MassinghamVery High | 79 m² per resident |
| TottenhillVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| Burnham MarketVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| Runcton HolmeVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| Wiggenhall St. Mary MagdalenVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| SedgefordVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| West AcreVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| FringVery High | 68 m² per resident |
| SyderstoneVery High | 67 m² per resident |
| ShouldhamVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| EmnethVery High | 65 m² per resident |
| WelneyVery High | 63 m² per resident |
| HoughtonVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| North RunctonVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| StradsettVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| IngoldisthorpeHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| BrancasterHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| RingsteadHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| Tilney All SaintsHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| AnmerHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| Castle AcreHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| DockingHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| WimbotshamHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| HunstantonHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Stow BardolphHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| MarhamHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Bagthorpe with BarmerHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| ShernborneHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| NorthwoldHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| North WoottonHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| FinchamHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| West DerehamHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| CrimpleshamHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| TitchwellHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Hockwold cum WiltonTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| PentneyTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| East WaltonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Barton BendishTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| MethwoldTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| RystonTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Marshland St JamesTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| GaytonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Little MassinghamTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| HarpleyTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| WatlingtonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| ClenchwartonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| WalpoleTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| SoutheryLow | 24 m² per resident |
| SnettishamLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Holme next the SeaLow | 23 m² per resident |
| FordhamLow | 23 m² per resident |
| WalsokenLow | 23 m² per resident |
| HeachamLow | 23 m² per resident |
| HilgayLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Wiggenhall St. GermansLow | 22 m² per resident |
| FeltwellLow | 21 m² per resident |
| East RudhamLow | 21 m² per resident |
| West WinchLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Downham MarketLow | 21 m² per resident |
| UpwellLow | 20 m² per resident |
| OutwellLow | 19 m² per resident |
| WerehamLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Tilney St. LawrenceLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Stoke FerryLow | 17 m² per resident |
| MiddletonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| East WinchLow | 17 m² per resident |
| WormegayLow | 16 m² per resident |
| South WoottonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| HillingtonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Terrington St. ClementLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Terrington St. JohnVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| WrettonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| West WaltonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Walpole HighwayVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| NordelphVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| BarwickVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| ChoseleyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Walpole Cross KeysVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Downham WestVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
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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 02:15 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The King's Lynn and West Norfolk dataset covers 6,059 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.