How many parks and green spaces are in Harrogate? 68 public parks
Harrogate has 68 public parks among 578 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 49 m² per resident, or 6.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 49 m²
- More green space than
- 73% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.8
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 HarrogateWhat are the largest parks in Harrogate?
Brimham Rocks is the largest public park in Harrogate, at 173 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 26 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Brimham Rocks | 173 hectares |
| Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park | 28.5 hectares |
| Valley Gardens | 23.9 hectares |
| Harlow Carr Botanical Gardens | 22.5 hectares |
| Killinghall Moor Country Park | 15.9 hectares |
| Jacob Smith Park | 12.2 hectares |
| Oak Beck Park | 5.3 hectares |
| The Common | 4.1 hectares |
| Belmont Park | 3.3 hectares |
| Bebra Gardens | 2.6 hectares |
| Knaresborough St John's Playing Field | 2.1 hectares |
| Spa Gardens | 1.3 hectares |
| Stocks Green | 1.1 hectares |
| The Green | 1.1 hectares |
| Follifields | 8,468 m² |
| Sawley Green | 5,262 m² |
| The Green | 5,211 m² |
| Crescent Gardens | 4,513 m² |
| The Green | 4,206 m² |
| Allhallows Park | 3,480 m² |
| Workhouse Gardens | 2,949 m² |
| Library Gardens | 2,095 m² |
| The Green | 1,825 m² |
| The Planting | 1,631 m² |
| The Green | 1,504 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Harrogate?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Harrogate: 432 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 432 hectares · 68 sites |
| Playing fields | 177 hectares · 94 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 74.3 hectares · 46 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 47.5 hectares · 108 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 32.3 hectares · 43 sites |
| Cemeteries | 29.3 hectares · 29 sites |
| Play spaces | 13.9 hectares · 130 sites |
| Tennis courts | 8.1 hectares · 27 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.8 hectares · 21 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 604 hectares · 12 sites |
Does Harrogate have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Harrogate has 49 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 39 m² across North Yorkshire. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| HarrogateThis area | 49 m² per resident |
| North Yorkshire | 39 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 49 m² for every resident adds up to 6.8 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 Harrogate have the most green space?
Hartwith cum Winsley has the most green space per resident of the 135 areas of Harrogate, at about 1,495 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 |
|---|---|
| Hartwith cum WinsleyVery High | 1,495 m² per resident |
| Lindrick with Studley Royal and FountainsVery High | 1,290 m² per resident |
| Little TimbleVery High | 1,023 m² per resident |
| ScrivenVery High | 630 m² per resident |
| GrewelthorpeVery High | 584 m² per resident |
| PlomptonVery High | 327 m² per resident |
| Studley RogerVery High | 291 m² per resident |
| Kirby HallVery High | 256 m² per resident |
| FarnleyVery High | 223 m² per resident |
| FollifootVery High | 211 m² per resident |
| Nun MonktonVery High | 175 m² per resident |
| RipleyVery High | 152 m² per resident |
| Spofforth with StockeldVery High | 135 m² per resident |
| FewstonVery High | 121 m² per resident |
| Swinton with WarthermarskeVery High | 104 m² per resident |
| High and Low BishopsideVery High | 102 m² per resident |
| BeckwithshawVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| MashamVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| North Stainley with SleningfordVery High | 67 m² per resident |
| KillinghallVery High | 65 m² per resident |
| DishforthVery High | 63 m² per resident |
| SicklinghallHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| BaldersbyHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| Copt HewickHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| Kirk HammertonHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| BewerleyHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| Fountains EarthHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| BirstwithHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| AldfieldHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| Long MarstonHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| ThruscrossHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| WinksleyHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| WhixleyHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| Rainton with NewbyHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| Kirk DeightonHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| Bishop MonktonHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| MiddletonHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| DacreHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| Little RibstonHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| SharowHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Marton cum GraftonHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Cundall with LeckbyHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| GoldsboroughHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| ScottonHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| HealeyHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Great OuseburnHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Pannal and Burn BridgeHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| StaveleyTypical | 37 m² per resident |
| MelmerbyTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Bishop ThorntonTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Burton LeonardTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| SawleyTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Kirkby MalzeardTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Green HammertonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Kirkby OverblowTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Bilton-in-Ainsty with BickertonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Stonebeck UpTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| StainburnTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| HunsingoreTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| RiponTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| WighillTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Darley and MenwithTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| TockwithTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Little OuseburnTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| WeetonTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| HampsthwaiteTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| NiddLow | 25 m² per resident |
| AsenbyLow | 24 m² per resident |
| CopgroveLow | 24 m² per resident |
| BoroughbridgeLow | 24 m² per resident |
| KnaresboroughLow | 24 m² per resident |
| FarnhamLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Clint cum HamletsLow | 24 m² per resident |
| GrantleyLow | 24 m² per resident |
| North DeightonLow | 22 m² per resident |
| LavertonLow | 22 m² per resident |
| WathLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Thornthwaite with PadsideLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Markington with WallerthwaiteLow | 20 m² per resident |
| DentonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| LeathleyLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Allerton Mauleverer with HoppertonLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Skelton-on-UreLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Stonebeck DownLow | 17 m² per resident |
| South Stainley with CaytonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| AzerleyLow | 16 m² per resident |
| RoecliffeLow | 16 m² per resident |
| DunsforthsLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Moor MonktonVery Low | 15 m² per resident |
| WestonVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| North RigtonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| FerrensbyVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Kirby HillVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| BreartonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| LittlethorpeVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| LangthorpeVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| FelliscliffeVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| ArkendaleVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
| MilbyVery Low | 1 m² per resident |
| Kearby with NetherbyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| NorwoodVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| SkeldingVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Great TimbleVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Walkingham Hill with OccaneyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WilstropVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| LindleyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| CastleyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| AskwithVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Thornton BridgeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| FlaxbyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WarsillVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| BlubberhousesVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Norton-le-ClayVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| CattalVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Norton ConyersVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Newall with CliftonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Ilton-cum-PottVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Haverah ParkVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| ThornvilleVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Ellington High and LowVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Marton-le-MoorVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Coneythorpe and ClaretonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| FearbyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WestwickVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Nesfield with LangbarVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Middleton QuernhowVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| HumbertonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Thorpe UnderwoodsVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Burton-on-YoreVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Hutton ConyersVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| EllenthorpeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| EavestoneVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Great Ribston with WalshfordVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| EllingstringVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Bridge HewickVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
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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 02:07 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Harrogate dataset covers 8,012 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.