How many parks and green spaces are in Corby? 25 public parks

Corby has 25 public parks among 133 green space sites. Green space covers 10.6% 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

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What are the largest parks in Corby?

Oakley Park is the largest public park in Corby, at 9.9 hectares. 3 of the 25 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Corby
ParkSize
Oakley Park9.9 hectares
Coronation Park2.8 hectares
Exeter Open Space7,449 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Corby?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Corby: 141 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Corby by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens141 hectares · 25 sites
Playing fields60.1 hectares · 18 sites
Other sports facilities37.5 hectares · 19 sites
Cemeteries6.7 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces4.7 hectares · 5 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4.6 hectares · 17 sites
Play spaces2.7 hectares · 39 sites
Bowling greens1.7 hectares · 5 sites
Tennis courts5,138 m² · 3 sites

Does Corby have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Corby has 41 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 50 m² across North Northamptonshire. More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Corby compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
CorbyThis area41 m² per resident
North Northamptonshire50 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 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 Corby?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Corby.

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 03:48 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Corby dataset covers 1,739 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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