How many parks and green spaces are in Tees Valley? 203 public parks
Tees Valley has 203 public parks among 1,235 green space sites. Green space covers 3.0% of the area: about 36 m² per resident, or 5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 36 m²
- More green space than
- 59% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5
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 Tees ValleyWhat are the largest parks in Tees Valley?
Wynyard Woodland Park is the largest public park in Tees Valley, at 178 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 69 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Wynyard Woodland Park | 178 hectares |
| Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park | 104 hectares |
| South Park | 81.5 hectares |
| Billingham Beck Valley Country Park | 55.3 hectares |
| Stewart Park | 45.4 hectares |
| Flatts Lane Woodland Country Park | 40.8 hectares |
| Summerhill Country Park | 38.4 hectares |
| Preston Park | 35.4 hectares |
| Albert Park | 28.4 hectares |
| Saltburn Valley | 24.8 hectares |
| Newham Grange Park | 20.9 hectares |
| Fairy Dell Park | 15.5 hectares |
| Rose Garden | 15.1 hectares |
| Pallister Park | 11.1 hectares |
| Hopetown | 10.2 hectares |
| Grangefield Park | 10.2 hectares |
| Burn Valley Gardens | 10 hectares |
| Locke Park | 8.7 hectares |
| Coatham Green | 7.4 hectares |
| John Whitehead Park | 7.1 hectares |
| Ward Jackson Park | 6.9 hectares |
| Guisborough Forest and Walkway | 5.9 hectares |
| Bonnygrove Park | 5.5 hectares |
| The Green | 5.2 hectares |
| Priory Gardens | 5 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Tees Valley?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Tees Valley: 12 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 12 km² · 203 sites |
| Playing fields | 567 hectares · 173 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 267 hectares · 182 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 207 hectares · 136 sites |
| Cemeteries | 190 hectares · 36 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 59 hectares · 155 sites |
| Play spaces | 32.2 hectares · 246 sites |
| Bowling greens | 15.7 hectares · 50 sites |
| Tennis courts | 7.4 hectares · 31 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 11 km² · 23 sites |
Does Tees Valley have a lot of green space?
About average. Tees Valley has 36 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Tees ValleyThis area | 36 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 36 m² for every resident adds up to 5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 Tees Valley have the most green space?
Stockton-on-Tees has the most green space per resident of the 5 areas of Tees Valley, at about 40 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 |
|---|---|
| Stockton-on-TeesHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Redcar and ClevelandHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| HartlepoolTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| DarlingtonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| MiddlesbroughTypical | 31 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Tees Valley?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Tees Valley.
- What is the average house price in Tees Valley?
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- How many properties are being sold in Tees Valley?
- What type of properties are sold in Tees Valley?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Tees Valley?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Tees Valley?
- How do Tees Valley 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 01:24 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Tees Valley dataset covers 25,568 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.