How many parks and green spaces are in Leyburn? 0 public parks

Leyburn has 0 public parks among 10 green space sites. Green space covers 0.2% of the area: about 11 m² per resident, or 1.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
11 m²
Less green space than
87% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
1.5

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 kinds of green space are there in Leyburn?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Leyburn: 1.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Leyburn by type
TypeArea
Playing fields1.2 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries8,393 m² · 1 site
Play spaces4,600 m² · 6 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1,788 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens1,390 m² · 1 site

Does Leyburn have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Leyburn has 11 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Richmondshire. Less green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Leyburn compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
LeyburnThis area11 m² per resident
Richmondshire41 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 11 m² for every resident adds up to 1.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very Low means the bottom 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 Leyburn?

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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 Leyburn dataset covers 169 postcodes.

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