How many parks and green spaces are in Keighley? 9 public parks

Keighley has 9 public parks among 114 green space sites. Green space covers 2.2% of the area: about 23 m² per resident, or 3.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
23 m²
Less green space than
63% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.2

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 Keighley?

Cliffe Castle Park is the largest public park in Keighley, at 14.4 hectares. 5 of the 9 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Keighley
ParkSize
Cliffe Castle Park14.4 hectares
Holden Park6.4 hectares
Lund Park5.7 hectares
Devonshire Park4.6 hectares
Victoria Park4.4 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Keighley?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Keighley: 49 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Keighley by type
TypeArea
Playing fields49 hectares · 20 sites
Public parks and gardens36.4 hectares · 9 sites
Cemeteries22.6 hectares · 12 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces10.2 hectares · 14 sites
Other sports facilities7.6 hectares · 10 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4.5 hectares · 12 sites
Play spaces2.4 hectares · 27 sites
Bowling greens1.3 hectares · 6 sites
Tennis courts2,371 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted60 hectares · 2 sites

Does Keighley have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Keighley has 23 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 22 m² across Bradford. Less green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Keighley compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
KeighleyThis area23 m² per resident
Bradford22 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 23 m² for every resident adds up to 3.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Keighley?

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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 03:50 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Keighley dataset covers 2,553 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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