How many parks and green spaces are in Gildersome? 3 public parks

Gildersome has 3 public parks among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 1.6% of the area: about 12 m² per resident, or 1.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
12 m²
Less green space than
84% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
1.7

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 Gildersome

What are the largest parks in Gildersome?

Springbank is the largest public park in Gildersome, at 2,968 m². 2 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Gildersome
ParkSize
Springbank2,968 m²
The Green2,360 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Gildersome?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Gildersome: 4.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Gildersome by type
TypeArea
Playing fields4.5 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens9,115 m² · 3 sites
Cemeteries8,502 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces6,510 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens1,732 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,413 m² · 2 sites
Other sports facilities785 m² · 1 site

Does Gildersome have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Gildersome has 12 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 84% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Gildersome compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
GildersomeThis area12 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. 12 m² for every resident adds up to 1.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very Low means the bottom 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 Gildersome?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Gildersome.

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 Gildersome dataset covers 196 postcodes.

Read our full data methodology

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

About·Data methodology·Buying checklist