How many parks and green spaces are in County Durham? 216 public parks
County Durham has 216 public parks among 1,816 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 48 m² per resident, or 6.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 48 m²
- More green space than
- 72% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.7
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 County DurhamWhat are the largest parks in County Durham?
Whitworth Country Park is the largest public park in County Durham, at 182 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 69 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Whitworth Country Park | 182 hectares |
| Waldridge Fell | 111 hectares |
| Hardwick Park | 69 hectares |
| Auckland Castle Deer Park | 61 hectares |
| Pow Hill Country Park | 19.5 hectares |
| Jubilee Meadows | 16.4 hectares |
| Riverside Gardens | 13.7 hectares |
| Shildon Recreation Ground | 12.6 hectares |
| Victoria Jubilee Park | 7.7 hectares |
| Consett Park | 7.7 hectares |
| Holliday Park | 7.3 hectares |
| Welfare Park | 6.8 hectares |
| Memorial Park | 6.6 hectares |
| Dene Park | 6.4 hectares |
| West Park | 6 hectares |
| Dawdon Dene Park | 5.6 hectares |
| Annfield Plain Park | 5.2 hectares |
| Wharton Park | 5 hectares |
| Woodhouse Park | 4.7 hectares |
| Town Park | 4.2 hectares |
| Glenholme Park | 3.8 hectares |
| Collier Wood Picnic Area | 3.2 hectares |
| Derwentside Park | 2.8 hectares |
| The Common | 2.7 hectares |
| Oak Road Neighbourhood Park | 2.7 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in County Durham?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in County Durham: 894 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 894 hectares · 216 sites |
| Playing fields | 578 hectares · 274 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 435 hectares · 401 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 286 hectares · 143 sites |
| Cemeteries | 163 hectares · 100 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 135 hectares · 204 sites |
| Play spaces | 41.8 hectares · 372 sites |
| Bowling greens | 15.1 hectares · 51 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4.3 hectares · 32 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 11 km² · 23 sites |
Does County Durham have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. County Durham has 48 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 46 m² across North East. More green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| County DurhamThis area | 48 m² per resident |
| North East | 46 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 48 m² for every resident adds up to 6.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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 County Durham have the most green space?
Edmondbyers has the most green space per resident of the 133 areas of County Durham, at about 1,117 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 |
|---|---|
| EdmondbyersVery High | 1,117 m² per resident |
| WaldridgeVery High | 297 m² per resident |
| SedgefieldVery High | 239 m² per resident |
| HeadlamVery High | 231 m² per resident |
| CleatlamVery High | 166 m² per resident |
| EldonVery High | 158 m² per resident |
| Easington CollieryVery High | 137 m² per resident |
| SpennymoorVery High | 118 m² per resident |
| LunedaleVery High | 112 m² per resident |
| EdmondsleyVery High | 104 m² per resident |
| RomaldkirkVery High | 90 m² per resident |
| HedleyhopeVery High | 82 m² per resident |
| CotherstoneVery High | 82 m² per resident |
| Croxdale and HettVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| Wycliffe with ThorpeVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| KelloeVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| WolsinghamVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| MarwoodVery High | 72 m² per resident |
| BarninghamVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| BrignallVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| Evenwood and BaronyVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| Witton-le-WearVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| Hutton HenryVery High | 63 m² per resident |
| StanhopeHigh | 61 m² per resident |
| Greater WillingtonHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| Tow LawHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| BrancepethHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| ShildonHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| West RaintonHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| MuggleswickHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| RokebyHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| FerryhillHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| SeahamHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| Great AycliffeHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| HordenHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| BournmoorHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| Monk HesledenHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| StaindropHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| ThornleyHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| GainfordHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| ScargillHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| ShadforthHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| MiddridgeHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| WhorltonHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Brandon and ByshottlesHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| StanleyHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| TrimdonHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| Wheatley HillHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| BurnhopeHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| ShincliffeHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| Kimblesworth and PlawsworthHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Bishop AucklandHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Bishop MiddlehamHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| HamsterleyHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| EtherleyHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| CockfieldHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| EgglestonHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| South HettonHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| MurtonHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| PittingtonHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Dene ValleyHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| City of DurhamHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| CornforthHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Castle EdenTypical | 37 m² per resident |
| IngletonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| PeltonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| BowesTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Easington VillageTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| ChiltonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Little LumleyTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Sheraton with HulamTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| HaswellTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Barnard CastleTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| FishburnTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| West AucklandTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| EshTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| SacristonTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| BearparkTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Chester-le-StreetTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| HunstanworthTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Forest and FrithTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Hutton MagnaTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| CrookTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| ConsettTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Streatlam and StaintonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| MordonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| PeterleeTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Framwellgate MoorTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| CoxhoeTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Witton GilbertTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| North LodgeTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| WingateTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| WinstonLow | 24 m² per resident |
| UrpethLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Lynesack and SoftleyLow | 23 m² per resident |
| ShottonLow | 23 m² per resident |
| LanchesterLow | 23 m² per resident |
| HealeyfieldLow | 21 m² per resident |
| SatleyLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Sherburn VillageLow | 21 m² per resident |
| StartforthLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Great LumleyLow | 20 m² per resident |
| BelmontLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Cassop-cum-QuarringtonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| BolamLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Trimdon FoundryLow | 19 m² per resident |
| OustonLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Middleton in TeesdaleLow | 18 m² per resident |
| WoodlandLow | 17 m² per resident |
| CornsayLow | 17 m² per resident |
| MickletonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| LartingtonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| OvingtonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| HawthornVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Dalton-le-DaleVery Low | 1 m² per resident |
| GreencroftVery Low | 1 m² per resident |
| Seaton with SlingleyVery Low | under 1 m² per resident |
| BarforthVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| BoldronVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Bradbury and the IsleVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| South BedburnVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| HopeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| HiltonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WindlestoneVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| NewbigginVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| GilmonbyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| LangtonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| NesbittVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| HunderthwaiteVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WackerfieldVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| HolwickVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Langleydale and ShottonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WestwickVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about County Durham?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in County Durham.
- What is the average house price in County Durham?
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- How many properties are being sold in County Durham?
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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 02:40 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The County Durham dataset covers 20,263 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.