How many parks and green spaces are in Shildon? 4 public parks

Shildon has 4 public parks among 35 green space sites. Green space covers 5.3% of the area: about 54 m² per resident, or 7.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
54 m²
More green space than
76% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
7.5

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

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What are the largest parks in Shildon?

Shildon Recreation Ground is the largest public park in Shildon, at 12.6 hectares. 1 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Shildon
ParkSize
Shildon Recreation Ground12.6 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Shildon?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Shildon: 19.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Shildon by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens19.3 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces18.9 hectares · 13 sites
Playing fields9.7 hectares · 6 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds3.7 hectares · 3 sites
Cemeteries3.6 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities7,246 m² · 1 site
Play spaces6,953 m² · 4 sites
Bowling greens4,093 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts1,119 m² · 1 site

Does Shildon have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Shildon has 54 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 76% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Shildon compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ShildonThis area54 m² per resident
County Durham48 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 54 m² for every resident adds up to 7.5 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 03:41 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Shildon dataset covers 347 postcodes.

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