How many parks and green spaces are in Alwoodley? 4 public parks

Alwoodley has 4 public parks among 22 green space sites. Green space covers 2.0% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
29 m²
Less green space than
52% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.1

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 Alwoodley?

Heath Nursery is the largest public park in Alwoodley, at 5 hectares. 1 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Alwoodley
ParkSize
Heath Nursery5 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Alwoodley?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Alwoodley: 12 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Alwoodley by type
TypeArea
Playing fields12 hectares · 5 sites
Public parks and gardens10.8 hectares · 4 sites
Other sports facilities10.7 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.9 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds9,260 m² · 3 sites
Play spaces1,716 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts1,640 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted142 hectares · 3 sites

Does Alwoodley have a lot of green space?

About average. Alwoodley has 29 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 34 m² across Leeds. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Alwoodley compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
AlwoodleyThis area29 m² per resident
Leeds34 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 29 m² for every resident adds up to 4.1 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.

What else do people ask about Alwoodley?

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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 03:49 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Alwoodley dataset covers 672 postcodes.

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