How many parks and green spaces are in North Elmsall? 1 public park

North Elmsall has 1 public park among 8 green space sites. Green space covers 1.8% of the area: about 46 m² per resident, or 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
46 m²
More green space than
70% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.4

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 kinds of green space are there in North Elmsall?

Playing fields cover the most ground in North Elmsall: 9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in North Elmsall by type
TypeArea
Playing fields9 hectares · 1 site
Other sports facilities8.5 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens1.5 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces2,802 m² · 4 sites

Does North Elmsall have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. North Elmsall has 46 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 70% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in North Elmsall compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
North ElmsallThis area46 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. 46 m² for every resident adds up to 6.4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

High means the second-highest 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 North Elmsall?

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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 (July 2026). The North Elmsall dataset covers 115 postcodes.

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