Otley has 12 public parks among 52 green space sites. Green space covers 15.0% of the area: about 125 m² per resident, or 18 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
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 OtleyChevin Forest Park is the largest public park in Otley, at 176 hectares. 5 of the 12 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Chevin Forest Park | 176 hectares |
| Wharfemeadows Park | 4.9 hectares |
| Grove Hill Park | 2.2 hectares |
| Wharfemeadows Park | 4,712 m² |
| Tittybottle Park | 943 m² |
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Otley: 150 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 150 hectares · 12 sites |
| Playing fields | 13.7 hectares · 8 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 5.8 hectares · 12 sites |
| Cemeteries | 4.5 hectares · 1 site |
| Other sports facilities | 4.3 hectares · 4 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 9,051 m² · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 4,561 m² · 7 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3,491 m² · 3 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3,331 m² · 2 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 38.1 hectares · 1 site |
Yes, more than most areas. Otley has 125 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 34 m² across Leeds. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| OtleyThis area | 125 m² per resident |
| Leeds | 34 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 125 m² for every resident adds up to 18 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very High means the top 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.
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Otley.
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 Otley dataset covers 611 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.