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

Newby and Scalby has 1 public park among 23 green space sites. Green space covers 2.0% of the area: about 27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
27 m²
Less green space than
55% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.8

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

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What kinds of green space are there in Newby and Scalby?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Newby and Scalby: 19 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Newby and Scalby by type
TypeArea
Playing fields19 hectares · 4 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.5 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.2 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities2.1 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens5,724 m² · 1 site
Play spaces4,993 m² · 6 sites
Bowling greens3,641 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts2,401 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted34.8 hectares · 2 sites

Does Newby and Scalby have a lot of green space?

About average. Newby and Scalby has 27 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 40 m² across Scarborough. Less green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Newby and Scalby compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Newby and ScalbyThis area27 m² per resident
Scarborough40 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 27 m² for every resident adds up to 3.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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.

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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 Newby and Scalby dataset covers 262 postcodes.

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