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

Oulton has 1 public park among 10 green space sites. Green space covers 0.7% of the area: about 7 m² per resident, or 1 football pitch for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
7 m²
Less green space than
92% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
1

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 Oulton?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Oulton: 1.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Oulton by type
TypeArea
Playing fields1.3 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds9,149 m² · 1 site
Public parks and gardens8,651 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,826 m² · 5 sites
Bowling greens950 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities99 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces26 m² · 0 sites

Does Oulton have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Oulton has 7 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 48 m² across Waveney. Less green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Oulton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
OultonThis area7 m² per resident
Waveney48 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 7 m² for every resident adds up to 1 football pitch 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.

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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 04:04 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Oulton dataset covers 128 postcodes.

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