How many parks and green spaces are in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe? 4 public parks
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe has 4 public parks among 28 green space sites. Green space covers 3.6% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 31 m²
- More green space than
- 50% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.3
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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Langthwaite Common is the largest public park in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, at 1.7 hectares. 1 of the 4 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Langthwaite Common | 1.7 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe?
Playing fields cover the most ground in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe: 22.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 22.6 hectares · 9 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 4.5 hectares · 3 sites |
| Cemeteries | 3.9 hectares · 2 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 2.2 hectares · 4 sites |
| Play spaces | 8,208 m² · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5,563 m² · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 3,545 m² · 2 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 2,034 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 1,177 m² · 1 site |
Does South Kirkby and Moorthorpe have a lot of green space?
About average. South Kirkby and Moorthorpe has 31 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 50% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| South Kirkby and MoorthorpeThis area | 31 m² per resident |
| Wakefield | 51 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.3 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 South Kirkby and Moorthorpe?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.
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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 South Kirkby and Moorthorpe dataset covers 349 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.