How many parks and green spaces are in Skipton? 7 public parks
Skipton has 7 public parks among 53 green space sites. Green space covers 3.9% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 41 m²
- More green space than
- 65% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.7
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
All house prices in SkiptonWhat are the largest parks in Skipton?
Aireville Park is the largest public park in Skipton, at 10.7 hectares. 3 of the 7 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Aireville Park | 10.7 hectares |
| Shortbank Road Recreation Ground | 8,726 m² |
| Vicki Cartman Millenium Green | 1,197 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Skipton?
Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Skipton: 19.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Other sports facilities | 19.4 hectares · 7 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 15.3 hectares · 7 sites |
| Playing fields | 10.4 hectares · 7 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 7.8 hectares · 6 sites |
| Cemeteries | 6.7 hectares · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.7 hectares · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.5 hectares · 14 sites |
| Bowling greens | 7,905 m² · 4 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3,925 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 40.1 hectares · 1 site |
Does Skipton have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Skipton has 41 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 32 m² across Craven. More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| SkiptonThis area | 41 m² per resident |
| Craven | 32 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 41 m² for every resident adds up to 5.7 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.
What else do people ask about Skipton?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Skipton.
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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 03:29 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Skipton dataset covers 853 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.