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

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What 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.

Largest public parks in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
ParkSize
Sandringham Country Park293 hectares
Roydon Common243 hectares
Bawsey Country Park119 hectares
St James Park15 hectares
Sluice Common12.2 hectares
Gaywood Park9.5 hectares
The Willows Nature Reserve4.9 hectares
Harding's Pits4.3 hectares
Cliff Top Walk3.4 hectares
The Green2.9 hectares
Esplanade Gardens1.7 hectares
The Green1.6 hectares
Brays Pit1.1 hectares
The Green6,958 m²
Tower Gardens6,077 m²
Sensory Park4,499 m²
The Green4,268 m²
The Green3,604 m²
St James's Green3,397 m²
The Green3,206 m²
The Green3,195 m²
The Green2,419 m²
St Faith's Garden1,213 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.

Green space in King's Lynn and West Norfolk by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens742 hectares · 46 sites
Playing fields197 hectares · 92 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces81.8 hectares · 71 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds72.6 hectares · 135 sites
Other sports facilities30 hectares · 37 sites
Cemeteries27.7 hectares · 32 sites
Play spaces20 hectares · 162 sites
Bowling greens8.1 hectares · 44 sites
Tennis courts2.7 hectares · 22 sites
Golf coursesNot counted376 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.

Green space per resident in King's Lynn and West Norfolk compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
King's Lynn and West NorfolkThis area75 m² per resident
Norfolk62 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 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.

Green space per resident in each area of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
AreaPer resident
SandringhamVery High6,145 m² per resident
RoydonVery High5,988 m² per resident
BawseyVery High4,943 m² per resident
Castle RisingVery High1,181 m² per resident
Burnham ThorpeVery High1,152 m² per resident
LeziateVery High283 m² per resident
Burnham OveryVery High251 m² per resident
West RudhamVery High223 m² per resident
DenverVery High205 m² per resident
South CreakeVery High171 m² per resident
StanhoeVery High165 m² per resident
GrimstonVery High140 m² per resident
BoughtonVery High125 m² per resident
Burnham NortonVery High125 m² per resident
ThornhamVery High108 m² per resident
Shouldham ThorpeVery High106 m² per resident
Flitcham with AppletonVery High104 m² per resident
DersinghamVery High102 m² per resident
ConghamVery High89 m² per resident
BirchamVery High85 m² per resident
North CreakeVery High84 m² per resident
Old HunstantonVery High80 m² per resident
Great MassinghamVery High79 m² per resident
TottenhillVery High77 m² per resident
Burnham MarketVery High74 m² per resident
Runcton HolmeVery High74 m² per resident
Wiggenhall St. Mary MagdalenVery High74 m² per resident
SedgefordVery High70 m² per resident
West AcreVery High70 m² per resident
FringVery High68 m² per resident
SyderstoneVery High67 m² per resident
ShouldhamVery High66 m² per resident
EmnethVery High65 m² per resident
WelneyVery High63 m² per resident
HoughtonVery High62 m² per resident
North RunctonVery High62 m² per resident
StradsettVery High62 m² per resident
IngoldisthorpeHigh60 m² per resident
BrancasterHigh58 m² per resident
RingsteadHigh55 m² per resident
Tilney All SaintsHigh54 m² per resident
AnmerHigh54 m² per resident
Castle AcreHigh51 m² per resident
DockingHigh50 m² per resident
WimbotshamHigh48 m² per resident
HunstantonHigh46 m² per resident
Stow BardolphHigh46 m² per resident
MarhamHigh45 m² per resident
Bagthorpe with BarmerHigh45 m² per resident
ShernborneHigh44 m² per resident
NorthwoldHigh44 m² per resident
North WoottonHigh43 m² per resident
FinchamHigh41 m² per resident
West DerehamHigh41 m² per resident
CrimpleshamHigh38 m² per resident
TitchwellHigh37 m² per resident
Hockwold cum WiltonTypical36 m² per resident
PentneyTypical33 m² per resident
East WaltonTypical33 m² per resident
Barton BendishTypical32 m² per resident
MethwoldTypical32 m² per resident
RystonTypical31 m² per resident
Marshland St JamesTypical30 m² per resident
GaytonTypical30 m² per resident
Little MassinghamTypical29 m² per resident
HarpleyTypical29 m² per resident
WatlingtonTypical28 m² per resident
ClenchwartonTypical26 m² per resident
WalpoleTypical25 m² per resident
SoutheryLow24 m² per resident
SnettishamLow24 m² per resident
Holme next the SeaLow23 m² per resident
FordhamLow23 m² per resident
WalsokenLow23 m² per resident
HeachamLow23 m² per resident
HilgayLow23 m² per resident
Wiggenhall St. GermansLow22 m² per resident
FeltwellLow21 m² per resident
East RudhamLow21 m² per resident
West WinchLow21 m² per resident
Downham MarketLow21 m² per resident
UpwellLow20 m² per resident
OutwellLow19 m² per resident
WerehamLow18 m² per resident
Tilney St. LawrenceLow17 m² per resident
Stoke FerryLow17 m² per resident
MiddletonLow17 m² per resident
East WinchLow17 m² per resident
WormegayLow16 m² per resident
South WoottonLow16 m² per resident
HillingtonLow16 m² per resident
Terrington St. ClementLow15 m² per resident
Terrington St. JohnVery Low12 m² per resident
WrettonVery Low12 m² per resident
West WaltonVery Low10 m² per resident
Walpole HighwayVery Low9 m² per resident
NordelphVery Low8 m² per resident
BarwickVery Low0 m² per resident
ChoseleyVery Low0 m² per resident
Walpole Cross KeysVery Low0 m² per resident
Downham WestVery Low0 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 02:15 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The King's Lynn and West Norfolk dataset covers 6,059 postcodes.

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