How many parks and green spaces are in Barnard Castle? 3 public parks
Barnard Castle has 3 public parks among 21 green space sites. Green space covers 7.5% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 32 m²
- More green space than
- 53% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.5
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 Barnard CastleWhat kinds of green space are there in Barnard Castle?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Barnard Castle: 6.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 6.9 hectares · 4 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 4.2 hectares · 3 sites |
| Cemeteries | 2.5 hectares · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 2.1 hectares · 4 sites |
| Play spaces | 6,936 m² · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5,665 m² · 2 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 2,969 m² · 0 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1,334 m² · 1 site |
Does Barnard Castle have a lot of green space?
About average. Barnard Castle has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 48 m² across County Durham. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Barnard CastleThis area | 32 m² per resident |
| County Durham | 48 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 32 m² for every resident adds up to 4.5 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 Barnard Castle?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Barnard Castle.
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Barnard Castle?
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- How do Barnard Castle house prices compare with another area?
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 03:41 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Barnard Castle dataset covers 229 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.