How many parks and green spaces are in Northumberland? 151 public parks
Northumberland has 151 public parks among 1,260 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 49 m² per resident, or 6.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 49 m²
- More green space than
- 73% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.9
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 NorthumberlandWhat are the largest parks in Northumberland?
Druridge Bay Country Park is the largest public park in Northumberland, at 119 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 61 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Druridge Bay Country Park | 119 hectares |
| Wansbeck Riverside Park | 103 hectares |
| Bedlington Country Park | 64.7 hectares |
| Queen Elizabeth II Country Park | 59.2 hectares |
| Bolam Lake Country Park | 36.8 hectares |
| Plessey Woods Country Park | 32.7 hectares |
| Gallager Park | 32.5 hectares |
| Carlisle Park | 18 hectares |
| Walltown Country Park | 16.5 hectares |
| Craik Park | 12.8 hectares |
| Northumberland Woodland Burial and Crematorium | 12.3 hectares |
| Hirst Park | 10.6 hectares |
| Peoples Park | 8.8 hectares |
| Westfield Park | 8 hectares |
| Carlin Brae | 7.2 hectares |
| Ponteland Park | 6.4 hectares |
| Paddock Wood | 5.4 hectares |
| Ridley Park | 5.3 hectares |
| Allensford | 5 hectares |
| Cawfields Picnic Site | 3.7 hectares |
| Lewisburn Picnic Place | 3.6 hectares |
| Mafeking Park | 3.6 hectares |
| Tyne Green Country Park | 3.4 hectares |
| Sidwood Picnic Place | 3.2 hectares |
| The Farquhar Deuchar Park | 3.1 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Northumberland?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Northumberland: 747 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 747 hectares · 151 sites |
| Playing fields | 386 hectares · 176 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 167 hectares · 181 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 102 hectares · 179 sites |
| Cemeteries | 92.7 hectares · 75 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 82.3 hectares · 87 sites |
| Play spaces | 30.9 hectares · 297 sites |
| Bowling greens | 8.5 hectares · 36 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4.5 hectares · 42 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 18 km² · 36 sites |
Does Northumberland have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Northumberland has 49 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 42 m² across North of Tyne. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| NorthumberlandThis area | 49 m² per resident |
| North of Tyne | 42 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 49 m² for every resident adds up to 6.9 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 Northumberland have the most green space?
Belsay has the most green space per resident of the 164 areas of Northumberland, at about 894 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 |
|---|---|
| BelsayVery High | 894 m² per resident |
| FalstoneVery High | 681 m² per resident |
| Whitton and TossonVery High | 661 m² per resident |
| GreenheadVery High | 476 m² per resident |
| East ChevingtonVery High | 310 m² per resident |
| HauxleyVery High | 234 m² per resident |
| ThirstonVery High | 220 m² per resident |
| West AllenVery High | 197 m² per resident |
| TogstonVery High | 188 m² per resident |
| TarsetVery High | 176 m² per resident |
| CrasterVery High | 175 m² per resident |
| KielderVery High | 174 m² per resident |
| DenwickVery High | 153 m² per resident |
| LonghirstVery High | 148 m² per resident |
| BlanchlandVery High | 142 m² per resident |
| BamburghVery High | 129 m² per resident |
| Heddon-on-the-WallVery High | 121 m² per resident |
| StanningtonVery High | 116 m² per resident |
| KirknewtonVery High | 111 m² per resident |
| Adderstone with LuckerVery High | 102 m² per resident |
| Shotley Low QuarterVery High | 102 m² per resident |
| West BedlingtonVery High | 93 m² per resident |
| RochesterVery High | 91 m² per resident |
| BellinghamVery High | 91 m² per resident |
| FordVery High | 91 m² per resident |
| OtterburnVery High | 89 m² per resident |
| ChillinghamVery High | 88 m² per resident |
| EarleVery High | 88 m² per resident |
| AncroftVery High | 87 m² per resident |
| Bardon MillVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| East BedlingtonVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| LowickVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| HesleyhurstVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| WallVery High | 75 m² per resident |
| AshingtonVery High | 73 m² per resident |
| IldertonVery High | 72 m² per resident |
| UlghamVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| CorbridgeVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| ChoppingtonVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| LynemouthVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| Widdrington VillageVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| AlwintonVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| HedgeleyVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| Wallington DemesneVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| EglinghamVery High | 63 m² per resident |
| WhittinghamVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| StamfordhamHigh | 61 m² per resident |
| OvinghamHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| WarkHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| RenningtonHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| NewbroughHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| AllendaleHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| LesburyHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| HaydonHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| Newbiggin by the SeaHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| Newton-on-the-Moor and SwarlandHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| LonghoughtonHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| ChattonHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| BirtleyHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| WoolerHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| CarhamHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| NorhamHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Broomley and StocksfieldHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| MorpethHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| DoddingtonHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| BavingtonHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| AlnwickHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Berwick-upon-TweedHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| HaltwhistleHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| GreysteadHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| LonghorsleyHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| BranxtonHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Ellington and LintonHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Amble By the SeaHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| ShoreswoodHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| HenshawHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Holy IslandTypical | 37 m² per resident |
| EmbletonTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| AlnmouthTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| KirkwhelpingtonTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| WarkworthTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| North SunderlandTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| MitfordTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| BeadnellTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| FeltonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| RothburyTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| ElsdonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| PegswoodTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| BlythTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| ShilbottleTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| CramlingtonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Widdrington Station and StobswoodTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Plenmeller with WhitfieldTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| LilburnTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| PrudhoeTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Knaresdale with KirkhaughTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| HexhamTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| SandhoeTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| AlnhamTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| HorsleyTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| SimonburnTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Broomhaugh and RidingTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| HexhamshireTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| EllinghamLow | 24 m² per resident |
| MilfieldLow | 24 m² per resident |
| HebronLow | 24 m² per resident |
| CoanwoodLow | 23 m² per resident |
| AcombLow | 23 m² per resident |
| HartburnLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Seaton ValleyLow | 21 m² per resident |
| BelfordLow | 21 m² per resident |
| LongframlingtonLow | 21 m² per resident |
| BywellLow | 21 m² per resident |
| HepscottLow | 20 m² per resident |
| WylamLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Cornhill-on-TweedLow | 19 m² per resident |
| DuddoLow | 19 m² per resident |
| CresswellLow | 19 m² per resident |
| CorsensideLow | 19 m² per resident |
| ChollertonLow | 18 m² per resident |
| EdlinghamLow | 18 m² per resident |
| IngramLow | 17 m² per resident |
| OrdLow | 17 m² per resident |
| MatfenLow | 17 m² per resident |
| CapheatonVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| HeppleVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| PontelandVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| NetherwittonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| HealeyVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| HartleyburnVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| HarbottleVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| HumshaughVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| WardenVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| WhaltonVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| AcklingtonVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| ThroptonVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| MeldonVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| SlaleyVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| ThirlwallVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| OvingtonVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| WhittingtonVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| Newton-by-the-SeaVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| BiddlestoneVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
| HorncliffeVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
| GlantonVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
| BrinkburnVery Low | under 1 m² per resident |
| RoddamVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Tritlington and West ChevingtonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| NunnykirkVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| RothleyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| HedleyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| BewickVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| KyloeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| KilhamVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| BowsdenVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| EwartVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| CallalyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| MelkridgeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| AkeldVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| HollinghillVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| NethertonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| MiddletonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| SnitterVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| FeatherstoneVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Northumberland?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Northumberland.
- What is the average house price in Northumberland?
- When did average house prices in Northumberland reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Northumberland?
- What type of properties are sold in Northumberland?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Northumberland?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Northumberland?
- How do Northumberland house prices compare with another area?
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 02:15 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Northumberland dataset covers 16,255 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.