How many parks and green spaces are in Darlington? 29 public parks
Darlington has 29 public parks among 198 green space sites. Green space covers 1.7% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 32 m²
- More green space than
- 52% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.4
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 DarlingtonWhat are the largest parks in Darlington?
South Park is the largest public park in Darlington, at 81.5 hectares. 11 of the 29 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| South Park | 81.5 hectares |
| Hopetown | 10.2 hectares |
| North Lodge Park | 4 hectares |
| Green Park | 1.7 hectares |
| Stanhope Green | 1.4 hectares |
| Holgate Moor Green | 1.2 hectares |
| The Green | 7,194 m² |
| The Green | 5,655 m² |
| East Green | 2,856 m² |
| The Green | 1,972 m² |
| The Green | 1,350 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Darlington?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Darlington: 155 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 155 hectares · 29 sites |
| Playing fields | 86.2 hectares · 30 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 39.8 hectares · 24 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 30.9 hectares · 29 sites |
| Cemeteries | 28.6 hectares · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 11.2 hectares · 25 sites |
| Play spaces | 3.9 hectares · 39 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.9 hectares · 8 sites |
| Tennis courts | 8,055 m² · 3 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 266 hectares · 6 sites |
Does Darlington have a lot of green space?
About average. Darlington has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Tees Valley. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| DarlingtonThis area | 32 m² per resident |
| Tees Valley | 36 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 32 m² for every resident adds up to 4.4 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 Darlington have the most green space?
Great Burdon has the most green space per resident of the 23 areas of Darlington, at about 219 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 |
|---|---|
| Great BurdonVery High | 219 m² per resident |
| Great StaintonVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| HurworthVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| HeighingtonLow | 25 m² per resident |
| Middleton St GeorgeLow | 23 m² per resident |
| High ConiscliffeLow | 20 m² per resident |
| PiercebridgeLow | 16 m² per resident |
| SummerhouseLow | 15 m² per resident |
| BishoptonVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| NeashamVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| SadbergeVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Low Coniscliffe and MerrybentVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| WhessoeVery Low | 1 m² per resident |
| Little StaintonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| DentonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WalworthVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Houghton Le SideVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| KillerbyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| East and West NewbigginVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| BarmptonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Coatham MundevilleVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Morton PalmsVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| BraffertonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Darlington?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Darlington.
- What is the average house price in Darlington?
- When did average house prices in Darlington reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Darlington?
- What type of properties are sold in Darlington?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Darlington?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Darlington?
- How do Darlington 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 03:20 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Darlington dataset covers 4,314 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.