How many parks and green spaces are in Great Houghton? 1 public park

Great Houghton has 1 public park among 3 green space sites. Green space covers 0.2% of the area: about 12 m² per resident, or 1.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
12 m²
Less green space than
85% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
1.7

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 kinds of green space are there in Great Houghton?

Cemeteries cover the most ground in Great Houghton: 2,990 m². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Great Houghton by type
TypeArea
Cemeteries2,990 m² · 1 site
Public parks and gardens2,620 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds2,258 m² · 1 site

Does Great Houghton have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Great Houghton has 12 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across West Northamptonshire. Less green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Great Houghton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Great HoughtonThis area12 m² per resident
West Northamptonshire37 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 12 m² for every resident adds up to 1.7 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 Great Houghton?

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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 03:47 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Great Houghton dataset covers 43 postcodes.

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