How many parks and green spaces are in Startforth? 1 public park

Startforth has 1 public park among 4 green space sites. Green space covers 0.7% of the area: about 20 m² per resident, or 2.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 68% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
20 m²
Less green space than
68% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.9

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 kinds of green space are there in Startforth?

Churchyards and religious grounds cover the most ground in Startforth: 1.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Startforth by type
TypeArea
Churchyards and religious grounds1.5 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens1 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces3,953 m² · 2 sites

Does Startforth have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Startforth has 20 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 68% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Startforth compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
StartforthThis area20 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. 20 m² for every resident adds up to 2.9 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Startforth?

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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 (July 2026). The Startforth dataset covers 46 postcodes.

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