How many parks and green spaces are in Calderdale? 52 public parks
Calderdale has 52 public parks among 616 green space sites. Green space covers 1.8% 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 CalderdaleWhat are the largest parks in Calderdale?
Ogden Water is the largest public park in Calderdale, at 76.7 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 27 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Ogden Water | 76.7 hectares |
| Shibden Park | 26.5 hectares |
| Roils Head Playing Fields | 23.8 hectares |
| Savile Park | 21.7 hectares |
| Beechwood Park | 12.8 hectares |
| Wellholme Park | 12 hectares |
| Shroggs Park | 11.3 hectares |
| Shelf Hall Park | 8.8 hectares |
| Manor Heath | 5.9 hectares |
| Crow Wood Park | 5.5 hectares |
| People's Park | 4.9 hectares |
| Milner Royd Nature Reserve | 4.8 hectares |
| West View Park | 3.1 hectares |
| Sunny Vale Gardens | 2.8 hectares |
| The Park | 2.6 hectares |
| Norland Public Park | 2.5 hectares |
| Clayhouse Park | 2.4 hectares |
| Shaw Park | 2.4 hectares |
| Elland Bridge Riverside Park | 1.9 hectares |
| Allan Park | 1.8 hectares |
| Rydings Park | 1.1 hectares |
| St Paul's Rest Garden | 6,058 m² |
| New Road Memorial Gardens | 3,792 m² |
| Albert Park | 2,941 m² |
| Patmos Garden | 973 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Calderdale?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Calderdale: 258 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 258 hectares · 52 sites |
| Playing fields | 190 hectares · 113 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 106 hectares · 56 sites |
| Cemeteries | 42.6 hectares · 53 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 33.4 hectares · 70 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 29.9 hectares · 67 sites |
| Play spaces | 20.6 hectares · 135 sites |
| Bowling greens | 12.6 hectares · 46 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.6 hectares · 14 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 352 hectares · 10 sites |
Does Calderdale have a lot of green space?
About average. Calderdale has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 32 m² across West Yorkshire. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| CalderdaleThis area | 32 m² per resident |
| West Yorkshire | 32 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 Calderdale have the most green space?
Stainland & District has the most green space per resident of the 8 areas of Calderdale, at about 37 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 |
|---|---|
| Stainland & DistrictHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| TodmordenTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| HeptonstallTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Hebden RoydTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| WadsworthLow | 25 m² per resident |
| RippondenLow | 19 m² per resident |
| BlackshawVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| ErringdenVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Calderdale?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Calderdale.
- What is the average house price in Calderdale?
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- How many properties are being sold in Calderdale?
- What type of properties are sold in Calderdale?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Calderdale?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Calderdale?
- How do Calderdale 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 02:58 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Calderdale dataset covers 9,577 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.