How many parks and green spaces are in North Yorkshire? 275 public parks
North Yorkshire has 275 public parks among 2,717 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 39 m² per resident, or 5.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 39 m²
- More green space than
- 63% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.5
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
All house prices in North YorkshireWhat are the largest parks in North Yorkshire?
Brimham Rocks is the largest public park in North Yorkshire, at 173 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 126 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Brimham Rocks | 173 hectares |
| Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park | 28.5 hectares |
| Filey Country Park | 24.2 hectares |
| Valley Gardens | 23.9 hectares |
| Harlow Carr Botanical Gardens | 22.5 hectares |
| Clarence Gardens | 16.6 hectares |
| Killinghall Moor Country Park | 15.9 hectares |
| Italian Gardens | 14.8 hectares |
| Millfields Park | 14.6 hectares |
| South Cliff Gardens | 14.4 hectares |
| Peasholm Park | 13.6 hectares |
| Royal Albert Park | 13.4 hectares |
| Jacob Smith Park | 12.2 hectares |
| Aireville Park | 10.7 hectares |
| South Cliff Gardens | 9.6 hectares |
| Coronation Park | 9 hectares |
| Temple Grounds | 7.6 hectares |
| Falsgrave Park | 7.6 hectares |
| Scotton Park | 7.5 hectares |
| Town's Pasture | 7.4 hectares |
| Stillingfleet Green | 7 hectares |
| Calla Beck | 5.6 hectares |
| Oak Beck Park | 5.3 hectares |
| Crescent Gardens | 5.1 hectares |
| Glen Gardens | 5.1 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in North Yorkshire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in North Yorkshire: 790 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 790 hectares · 275 sites |
| Playing fields | 782 hectares · 442 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 344 hectares · 180 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 242 hectares · 525 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 155 hectares · 220 sites |
| Cemeteries | 130 hectares · 156 sites |
| Play spaces | 68.4 hectares · 668 sites |
| Bowling greens | 24 hectares · 98 sites |
| Tennis courts | 17.5 hectares · 106 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 18 km² · 47 sites |
Does North Yorkshire have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. North Yorkshire has 39 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| North YorkshireThis area | 39 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 39 m² for every resident adds up to 5.5 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.
Which parts of North Yorkshire have the most green space?
Stillingfleet has the most green space per resident of the 79 areas of North Yorkshire, at about 191 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| StillingfleetVery High | 191 m² per resident |
| DraxVery High | 154 m² per resident |
| ThorganbyVery High | 90 m² per resident |
| Bolton PercyVery High | 82 m² per resident |
| Kirkby Wharfe with North MilfordVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| HillamVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| WomersleyHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| BrothertonHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| Acaster SelbyHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| TadcasterHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| HarrogateHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| BarlowHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| Newton Kyme cum ToulstonHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| HensallHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| Saxton with ScarthingwellHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| SkipwithHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| RichmondshireHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Burton SalmonHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| RiccallHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| EscrickHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| ScarboroughHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Hirst CourtneyHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| RyedaleHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| HambletonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| HambletonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Church FentonTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| UlleskelfTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| GateforthTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| CravenTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| BealTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| SelbyTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| North DuffieldTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Little SmeatonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| CawoodTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| BirkinLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Barlby with OsgodbyLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Sherburn in ElmetLow | 22 m² per resident |
| BurnLow | 21 m² per resident |
| HealaughLow | 21 m² per resident |
| KelfieldLow | 21 m² per resident |
| FairburnLow | 20 m² per resident |
| WistowLow | 19 m² per resident |
| South MilfordLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Ryther cum OssendykeLow | 19 m² per resident |
| HeckLow | 18 m² per resident |
| BraytonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| KellingtonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| HemingbroughLow | 16 m² per resident |
| CliffeLow | 15 m² per resident |
| TowtonLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Chapel HaddleseyLow | 15 m² per resident |
| EggboroughLow | 15 m² per resident |
| West HaddleseyVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| WhitleyVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| CarltonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| BilbroughVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Kirk SmeatonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Appleton RoebuckVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Monk FrystonVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| CamblesforthVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| Barkston AshVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| Thorpe WilloughbyVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| ColtonVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| Cridling StubbsVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
| Stutton with HazlewoodVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
| Byram cum SuttonVery Low | 1 m² per resident |
| Little FentonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| BigginVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| NewlandVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Long DraxVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| GrimstonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| CattertonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Walden StubbsVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| StapletonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| BalneVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Temple HirstVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| LeadVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Huddleston with NewthorpeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| SteetonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about North Yorkshire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in North Yorkshire.
- What is the average house price in North Yorkshire?
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- How many properties are being sold in North Yorkshire?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in North Yorkshire?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of North Yorkshire?
- How do North Yorkshire house prices compare with another area?
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 6 October 2026 at 21:13 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The North Yorkshire dataset covers 32,826 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.