How many parks and green spaces are in Peterlee? 8 public parks
Peterlee has 8 public parks among 37 green space sites. Green space covers 7.3% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 29 m²
- Less green space than
- 52% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.1
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 PeterleeWhat are the largest parks in Peterlee?
Woodhouse Park is the largest public park in Peterlee, at 4.7 hectares. 1 of the 8 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Woodhouse Park | 4.7 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Peterlee?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Peterlee: 20.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 20.3 hectares · 2 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 17.4 hectares · 8 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 14.2 hectares · 6 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5.5 hectares · 6 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 2.2 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.4 hectares · 10 sites |
| Bowling greens | 7,704 m² · 2 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2,075 m² · 1 site |
Does Peterlee have a lot of green space?
About average. Peterlee has 29 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 48 m² across County Durham. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| PeterleeThis area | 29 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. 29 m² for every resident adds up to 4.1 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 Peterlee?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Peterlee.
- What is the average house price in Peterlee?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Peterlee?
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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 Peterlee dataset covers 680 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.