How many parks and green spaces are in West Northamptonshire? 148 public parks

West Northamptonshire has 148 public parks among 1,263 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 37 m² per resident, or 5.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
37 m²
More green space than
60% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.2

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 West Northamptonshire?

Daventry Country Park is the largest public park in West Northamptonshire, at 67.2 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 35 named public parks.

Largest public parks in West Northamptonshire
ParkSize
Daventry Country Park67.2 hectares
Abington Park46.5 hectares
Upton Country Park37.7 hectares
Hunsbury Hill Country Park34.7 hectares
Stoke Bruerne Park33.5 hectares
Delapre Park33.2 hectares
Midsummer Meadow28.1 hectares
Eastfield Park24.2 hectares
Ladybridge20.2 hectares
Grange Wood Park14.7 hectares
Brixworth Country Park13.5 hectares
Rectory Farm Pocket Park13.2 hectares
Victoria Park12.9 hectares
Kingsthorpe Park7.7 hectares
Beckett's Park7.1 hectares
Daneholme Park5.7 hectares
The Green2.2 hectares
The Green1.7 hectares
Brackley Park1.2 hectares
The Green8,607 m²
The Green8,572 m²
The Green6,270 m²
The Green5,282 m²
The Green3,425 m²
The Green3,237 m²

What kinds of green space are there in West Northamptonshire?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in West Northamptonshire: 636 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in West Northamptonshire by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens636 hectares · 148 sites
Playing fields483 hectares · 171 sites
Other sports facilities183 hectares · 92 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces135 hectares · 136 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds85.2 hectares · 203 sites
Cemeteries51.5 hectares · 66 sites
Play spaces34.2 hectares · 347 sites
Bowling greens11.8 hectares · 26 sites
Tennis courts9.2 hectares · 55 sites
Golf coursesNot counted891 hectares · 19 sites

Does West Northamptonshire have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. West Northamptonshire has 37 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 43 m² across Northamptonshire. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in West Northamptonshire compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
West NorthamptonshireThis area37 m² per resident
Northamptonshire43 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 37 m² for every resident adds up to 5.2 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 West Northamptonshire have the most green space?

Marston Trussell has the most green space per resident of the 88 areas of West Northamptonshire, at about 216 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of West Northamptonshire
AreaPer resident
Marston TrussellVery High216 m² per resident
CottesbrookeVery High213 m² per resident
Clay CotonVery High190 m² per resident
SprattonVery High142 m² per resident
Cold AshbyVery High141 m² per resident
DodfordVery High132 m² per resident
West HunsburyVery High129 m² per resident
Canons AshbyVery High117 m² per resident
EverdonVery High114 m² per resident
Preston CapesVery High113 m² per resident
HardingstoneVery High112 m² per resident
StavertonVery High103 m² per resident
HarlestoneVery High94 m² per resident
HolcotVery High94 m² per resident
BoughtonVery High84 m² per resident
NasebyVery High83 m² per resident
BadbyVery High80 m² per resident
YelvertoftVery High73 m² per resident
StanfordVery High71 m² per resident
East HaddonVery High70 m² per resident
GuilsboroughVery High69 m² per resident
CatesbyVery High69 m² per resident
KelmarshVery High67 m² per resident
OldVery High62 m² per resident
Far Cotton and DelapreHigh60 m² per resident
BarbyHigh59 m² per resident
LilbourneHigh58 m² per resident
UptonHigh56 m² per resident
DaventryHigh55 m² per resident
WelfordHigh53 m² per resident
BrixworthHigh52 m² per resident
CrickHigh52 m² per resident
FawsleyHigh52 m² per resident
ClipstonHigh49 m² per resident
Ashby St LedgersHigh47 m² per resident
ScaldwellHigh46 m² per resident
MoultonHigh45 m² per resident
CreatonHigh44 m² per resident
NortonHigh43 m² per resident
Woodford cum MembrisHigh40 m² per resident
Stowe IX ChurchesHigh38 m² per resident
South NorthamptonshireHigh38 m² per resident
BringtonHigh37 m² per resident
CollingtreeHigh37 m² per resident
East HunsburyTypical36 m² per resident
RavensthorpeTypical36 m² per resident
PitsfordTypical35 m² per resident
WalgraveTypical32 m² per resident
Long BuckbyTypical31 m² per resident
KingsthorpeTypical30 m² per resident
BrockhallTypical29 m² per resident
NorthamptonTypical28 m² per resident
NewnhamTypical28 m² per resident
West HaddonTypical28 m² per resident
ByfieldTypical27 m² per resident
HanningtonTypical26 m² per resident
DraughtonTypical26 m² per resident
FloreTypical25 m² per resident
HoldenbyLow24 m² per resident
HellidonLow23 m² per resident
Weedon BecLow23 m² per resident
BraunstonLow21 m² per resident
SibbertoftLow20 m² per resident
Hunsbury MeadowsLow20 m² per resident
WinwickLow20 m² per resident
WeltonLow20 m² per resident
OverstoneLow19 m² per resident
Great OxendonLow18 m² per resident
FarthingstoneLow18 m² per resident
HaselbechLow18 m² per resident
WatfordLow18 m² per resident
East FarndonLow17 m² per resident
KilsbyLow17 m² per resident
DustonLow17 m² per resident
HollowellLow17 m² per resident
BillingVery Low14 m² per resident
ThornbyVery Low14 m² per resident
LamportVery Low13 m² per resident
CharweltonVery Low13 m² per resident
Great HoughtonVery Low12 m² per resident
ArthingworthVery Low12 m² per resident
WoottonVery Low10 m² per resident
MaidwellVery Low8 m² per resident
Church with Chapel BramptonVery Low7 m² per resident
WhiltonVery Low5 m² per resident
Harlestone ManorVery Low3 m² per resident
ElkingtonVery Low0 m² per resident
SulbyVery Low0 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 02:51 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The West Northamptonshire dataset covers 15,404 postcodes.

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