How many parks and green spaces are in Leeds? 228 public parks
Leeds has 228 public parks among 1,495 green space sites. Green space covers 5.0% of the area: about 34 m² per resident, or 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 34 m²
- More green space than
- 56% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.8
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 LeedsWhat are the largest parks in Leeds?
Temple Newsam Park is the largest public park in Leeds, at 341 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 79 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Temple Newsam Park | 341 hectares |
| Chevin Forest Park | 176 hectares |
| Golden Acre Park | 44.3 hectares |
| Halton Deans | 34.4 hectares |
| Bramley Fall Park | 33.4 hectares |
| Gledhow Park | 29.6 hectares |
| The Gardens | 26.5 hectares |
| Woodhouse Moor | 21.5 hectares |
| Springhead Park | 21.4 hectares |
| Meanwood Park | 20.8 hectares |
| East End Park | 20.2 hectares |
| Nunroyd Park | 20.1 hectares |
| West Park Field | 18.4 hectares |
| Cross Flatts Park | 17.1 hectares |
| Tarnfield Park | 16.9 hectares |
| Horsforth Hall Park | 15 hectares |
| Farnley Park | 14.6 hectares |
| Beckett Park | 14.6 hectares |
| Rothwell Pastures | 13.5 hectares |
| Cliff Park | 13.3 hectares |
| Armley Park | 13.2 hectares |
| Potternewton Park | 12.7 hectares |
| Abbey Gardens | 10.8 hectares |
| Stanningley Park | 10.4 hectares |
| Water Haigh Woodland Park | 8.2 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Leeds?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Leeds: 14 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 14 km² · 228 sites |
| Playing fields | 758 hectares · 266 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 331 hectares · 168 sites |
| Cemeteries | 141 hectares · 51 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 139 hectares · 165 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 91.4 hectares · 175 sites |
| Bowling greens | 25 hectares · 88 sites |
| Play spaces | 21.6 hectares · 249 sites |
| Tennis courts | 13.1 hectares · 79 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 14 km² · 26 sites |
Does Leeds have a lot of green space?
About average. Leeds has 34 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 56% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LeedsThis area | 34 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. 34 m² for every resident adds up to 4.8 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 Leeds have the most green space?
Parlington has the most green space per resident of the 38 areas of Leeds, at about 235 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 |
|---|---|
| ParlingtonVery High | 235 m² per resident |
| PoolVery High | 176 m² per resident |
| Bramham cum OglethorpeVery High | 163 m² per resident |
| WaltonVery High | 140 m² per resident |
| OtleyVery High | 125 m² per resident |
| LedshamVery High | 112 m² per resident |
| BramhopeVery High | 75 m² per resident |
| Barwick in Elmet and ScholesHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| East KeswickTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| DrighlingtonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| ArthingtonTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| RawdonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| HarewoodTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| WetherbyTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Allerton BywaterTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| AlwoodleyTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| SwillingtonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| CliffordTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| MicklefieldTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| ThornerTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| KippaxLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Great and Little PrestonLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Bardsey cum RigtonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| HorsforthLow | 20 m² per resident |
| AberfordLow | 20 m² per resident |
| MorleyLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Boston SpaLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Thorp ArchVery Low | 15 m² per resident |
| CollinghamVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Sturton GrangeVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| GildersomeVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| ShadwellVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| ScarcroftVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Lotherton cum AberfordVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| LedstonVery Low | 1 m² per resident |
| AusthorpeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| CarltonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WothersomeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Leeds?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Leeds.
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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 02:56 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Leeds dataset covers 30,404 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.