How many parks and green spaces are in Crigglestone? 5 public parks

Crigglestone has 5 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 12.0% of the area: about 130 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.

Green space per resident
130 m²
More green space than
92% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
18

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 Crigglestone?

Pugneys Country Park is the largest public park in Crigglestone, at 98.6 hectares. 4 of the 5 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Crigglestone
ParkSize
Pugneys Country Park98.6 hectares
Newmillerdam Country Park97.4 hectares
Betty Eastwood Park11.3 hectares
Newmillerdam Village Green4.4 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Crigglestone?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Crigglestone: 119 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Crigglestone by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens119 hectares · 5 sites
Playing fields9.9 hectares · 4 sites
Play spaces2,271 m² · 5 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2,043 m² · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds995 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities522 m² · 1 site

Does Crigglestone have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Crigglestone has 130 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 51 m² across Wakefield. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Crigglestone compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
CrigglestoneThis area130 m² per resident
Wakefield51 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 130 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.

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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 Crigglestone dataset covers 272 postcodes.

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