How many parks and green spaces are in Horsforth? 2 public parks

Horsforth has 2 public parks among 28 green space sites. Green space covers 5.1% of the area: about 20 m² per resident, or 2.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
20 m²
Less green space than
70% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.8

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

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What are the largest parks in Horsforth?

Horsforth Hall Park is the largest public park in Horsforth, at 15 hectares. 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Horsforth
ParkSize
Horsforth Hall Park15 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Horsforth?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Horsforth: 20.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Horsforth by type
TypeArea
Playing fields20.5 hectares · 6 sites
Public parks and gardens15 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces4 hectares · 6 sites
Other sports facilities3.8 hectares · 3 sites
Cemeteries2.4 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds9,357 m² · 3 sites
Bowling greens3,760 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces3,189 m² · 4 sites
Tennis courts2,917 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted7.1 hectares · 0 sites

Does Horsforth have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Horsforth has 20 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 70% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Horsforth compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
HorsforthThis area20 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. 20 m² for every resident adds up to 2.8 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.

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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 Horsforth dataset covers 613 postcodes.

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