How many parks and green spaces are in Morpeth? 8 public parks

Morpeth has 8 public parks among 40 green space sites. Green space covers 7.0% of the area: about 44 m² per resident, or 6.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
44 m²
More green space than
69% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.2

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 Morpeth?

Carlisle Park is the largest public park in Morpeth, at 18 hectares. 4 of the 8 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Morpeth
ParkSize
Carlisle Park18 hectares
Craik Park12.8 hectares
Mafeking Park3.6 hectares
The Farquhar Deuchar Park3.1 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Morpeth?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Morpeth: 40.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Morpeth by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens40.3 hectares · 8 sites
Playing fields11.6 hectares · 4 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4.9 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces4.4 hectares · 6 sites
Other sports facilities1.6 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces6,814 m² · 10 sites
Bowling greens5,783 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts2,320 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted49.7 hectares · 1 site

Does Morpeth have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Morpeth has 44 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 69% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Morpeth compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
MorpethThis area44 m² per resident
Northumberland49 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 44 m² for every resident adds up to 6.2 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.

What else do people ask about Morpeth?

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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 03:33 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Morpeth dataset covers 948 postcodes.

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