How many parks and green spaces are in Ashington? 10 public parks
Ashington has 10 public parks among 49 green space sites. Green space covers 8.8% of the area: about 73 m² per resident, or 10 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 73 m²
- More green space than
- 85% 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 AshingtonWhat are the largest parks in Ashington?
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park is the largest public park in Ashington, at 59.2 hectares. 6 of the 10 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth II Country Park | 59.2 hectares |
| Hirst Park | 10.6 hectares |
| Peoples Park | 8.8 hectares |
| Paddock Wood | 5.4 hectares |
| Hirst Welfare | 2.9 hectares |
| Library Garden | 2,400 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Ashington?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Ashington: 142 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 142 hectares · 10 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 35.4 hectares · 7 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 13.9 hectares · 5 sites |
| Playing fields | 10.7 hectares · 4 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8.2 hectares · 3 sites |
| Cemeteries | 1.6 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.4 hectares · 16 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3,157 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 1,261 m² · 1 site |
Does Ashington have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Ashington has 73 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 49 m² across Northumberland. More green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| AshingtonThis area | 73 m² per resident |
| Northumberland | 49 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 73 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.
What else do people ask about Ashington?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Ashington.
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Ashington?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Ashington?
- How do Ashington 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 03:32 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Ashington dataset covers 1,075 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.