How many parks and green spaces are in City of Durham? 4 public parks
City of Durham has 4 public parks among 48 green space sites. Green space covers 5.9% of the area: about 37 m² per resident, or 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 37 m²
- More green space than
- 60% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.1
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 City of DurhamWhat are the largest parks in City of Durham?
Wharton Park is the largest public park in City of Durham, at 5 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Wharton Park | 5 hectares |
| Flass Well | 1,331 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in City of Durham?
Other sports facilities cover the most ground in City of Durham: 42.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Other sports facilities | 42.6 hectares · 10 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 12.2 hectares · 4 sites |
| Cemeteries | 11.2 hectares · 6 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 9.6 hectares · 9 sites |
| Playing fields | 4.8 hectares · 4 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 3.1 hectares · 3 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.2 hectares · 3 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1 hectares · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 5,298 m² · 8 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 738 m² · 0 sites |
Does City of Durham have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. City of Durham has 37 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 60% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| City of DurhamThis area | 37 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. 37 m² for every resident adds up to 5.1 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.
What else do people ask about City of Durham?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in City of 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 03:41 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The City of Durham dataset covers 927 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.