How many parks and green spaces are in East Northamptonshire? 42 public parks
East Northamptonshire has 42 public parks among 353 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 71 m² per resident, or 10 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 71 m²
- More green space than
- 84% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 10
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 East NorthamptonshireWhat are the largest parks in East Northamptonshire?
Stanwick Lakes Country Park is the largest public park in East Northamptonshire, at 238 hectares. 10 of the 42 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Stanwick Lakes Country Park | 238 hectares |
| Fermyn Woods | 113 hectares |
| Barnwell Country Park | 15.3 hectares |
| Hall Park | 13.9 hectares |
| Peace Memorial Park | 1.1 hectares |
| The Green | 3,917 m² |
| Church Green | 922 m² |
| The Spinney Field Rest Gardens | 918 m² |
| The Green | 710 m² |
| Coronation Gardens | 326 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in East Northamptonshire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in East Northamptonshire: 434 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 434 hectares · 42 sites |
| Playing fields | 102 hectares · 43 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 51.7 hectares · 18 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 43.7 hectares · 46 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 24.8 hectares · 64 sites |
| Cemeteries | 15.8 hectares · 17 sites |
| Play spaces | 7.7 hectares · 101 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.5 hectares · 7 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.8 hectares · 11 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 120 hectares · 4 sites |
Does East Northamptonshire have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. East Northamptonshire has 71 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 84% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| East NorthamptonshireThis area | 71 m² per resident |
| North Northamptonshire | 50 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 71 m² for every resident adds up to 10 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very High means the top 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 East Northamptonshire have the most green space?
Brigstock has the most green space per resident of the 56 areas of East Northamptonshire, at about 834 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 |
|---|---|
| BrigstockVery High | 834 m² per resident |
| StanwickVery High | 490 m² per resident |
| BarnwellVery High | 435 m² per resident |
| IrthlingboroughVery High | 153 m² per resident |
| TwywellVery High | 109 m² per resident |
| RaundsVery High | 98 m² per resident |
| IslipVery High | 92 m² per resident |
| Stoke DoyleVery High | 89 m² per resident |
| LaxtonVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| Great AddingtonVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| TitchmarshVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| WadenhoeVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| WoodnewtonVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| SouthwickVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| WakerleyVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| BenefieldVery High | 61 m² per resident |
| YarwellHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| CotterstockHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| LowickHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| GlapthornHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| King's CliffeHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| Easton on the HillHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| FotheringhayHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| Newton BromswoldHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| BlatherwyckeHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| NassingtonHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| PiltonHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Higham FerrersHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Thorpe AchurchTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| OundleTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| RingsteadTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| CollywestonTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| BulwickTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| HemingtonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| WarmingtonTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| LuddingtonTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Little AddingtonLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Duddington-with-FineshadeLow | 23 m² per resident |
| RushdenLow | 22 m² per resident |
| PolebrookLow | 20 m² per resident |
| HarringworthLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Chelveston cum CaldecottLow | 17 m² per resident |
| ApethorpeLow | 17 m² per resident |
| CloptonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| AldwincleLow | 16 m² per resident |
| DenfordLow | 16 m² per resident |
| HargraveLow | 15 m² per resident |
| WoodfordLow | 15 m² per resident |
| LuttonLow | 15 m² per resident |
| ThurningVery Low | 15 m² per resident |
| SudboroughVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| TansorVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| ThrapstonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| AshtonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Lilford-cum-WigsthorpeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| DeenethorpeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about East Northamptonshire?
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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 03:48 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The East Northamptonshire dataset covers 3,131 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.