How many parks and green spaces are in West Yorkshire? 675 public parks
West Yorkshire has 675 public parks among 5,259 green space sites. Green space covers 3.7% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 32 m²
- More green space than
- 53% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.5
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 West YorkshireWhat are the largest parks in West Yorkshire?
Temple Newsam Park is the largest public park in West Yorkshire, at 341 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 227 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Temple Newsam Park | 341 hectares |
| Chevin Forest Park | 176 hectares |
| Pugneys Country Park | 98.6 hectares |
| Newmillerdam Country Park | 97.4 hectares |
| Dewsbury Country Park | 86.6 hectares |
| Walton Colliery Nature Park | 78.1 hectares |
| Ogden Water | 76.7 hectares |
| Pontefract Park | 76 hectares |
| Penistone Hill Country Park | 70.5 hectares |
| Fitzwilliam Country Park | 68.7 hectares |
| Anglers Country Park | 62.8 hectares |
| Oakwell Hall Country Park | 45.3 hectares |
| Notton Park | 45.2 hectares |
| Thornes Park | 44.8 hectares |
| Golden Acre Park | 44.3 hectares |
| Halton Deans | 34.4 hectares |
| Bramley Fall Park | 33.4 hectares |
| Gledhow Park | 29.6 hectares |
| Bowling Park | 27.8 hectares |
| Lofthouse Colliery Nature Park | 26.9 hectares |
| Shibden Park | 26.5 hectares |
| The Gardens | 26.5 hectares |
| Peel Park | 26.1 hectares |
| Wrenthorpe Park | 24.3 hectares |
| Roils Head Playing Fields | 23.8 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in West Yorkshire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in West Yorkshire: 36 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 36 km² · 675 sites |
| Playing fields | 22 km² · 993 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 868 hectares · 499 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 468 hectares · 600 sites |
| Cemeteries | 448 hectares · 266 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 254 hectares · 536 sites |
| Play spaces | 103 hectares · 1,118 sites |
| Bowling greens | 80 hectares · 311 sites |
| Tennis courts | 28.6 hectares · 174 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 34 km² · 87 sites |
Does West Yorkshire have a lot of green space?
About average. West Yorkshire has 32 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 53% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| West YorkshireThis area | 32 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. 32 m² for every resident adds up to 4.5 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 West Yorkshire have the most green space?
Wakefield has the most green space per resident of the 5 areas of West Yorkshire, at about 51 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 |
|---|---|
| WakefieldHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| LeedsTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| CalderdaleTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| KirkleesTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| BradfordLow | 22 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about West Yorkshire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in West Yorkshire.
- What is the average house price in West Yorkshire?
- When did average house prices in West Yorkshire reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in West Yorkshire?
- What type of properties are sold in West Yorkshire?
- What price range do most homes sell for in West Yorkshire?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of West Yorkshire?
- How do West Yorkshire 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 6 October 2026 at 23:37 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The West Yorkshire dataset covers 89,238 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.