How many parks and green spaces are in Newton Aycliffe? 9 public parks

Newton Aycliffe has 9 public parks among 59 green space sites. Green space covers 12.4% of the area: about 50 m² per resident, or 7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
50 m²
More green space than
74% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
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

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What are the largest parks in Newton Aycliffe?

West Park is the largest public park in Newton Aycliffe, at 6 hectares. 6 of the 9 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Newton Aycliffe
ParkSize
West Park6 hectares
Town Park2.7 hectares
St Oswald's Park1.8 hectares
Kemble Green9,561 m²
Baliol Green5,094 m²
Rufus Green3,441 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Newton Aycliffe?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Newton Aycliffe: 66.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Newton Aycliffe by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities66.3 hectares · 10 sites
Public parks and gardens31.3 hectares · 9 sites
Playing fields21.5 hectares · 7 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3.9 hectares · 4 sites
Cemeteries3.4 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces1.3 hectares · 19 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds9,045 m² · 3 sites
Tennis courts1,798 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted131 hectares · 2 sites

Does Newton Aycliffe have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Newton Aycliffe has 50 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 51 m² across Great Aycliffe. More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Newton Aycliffe compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Newton AycliffeThis area50 m² per resident
Great Aycliffe51 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 50 m² for every resident adds up to 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.

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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 04:06 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Newton Aycliffe dataset covers 693 postcodes.

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