How many parks and green spaces are in Chorley (civil parish? 0 public parks

Chorley (civil parish has 0 public parks among 5 green space sites. Green space covers 1.5% of the area: about 101 m² per resident, or 14 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
101 m²
More green space than
90% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
14

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 Chorley (civil parish?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Chorley (civil parish: 2.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Chorley (civil parish by type
TypeArea
Playing fields2.7 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries2.2 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces3,266 m² · 1 site
Play spaces412 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted1.2 hectares · 0 sites

Does Chorley (civil parish have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Chorley (civil parish has 101 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 28 m² across Cheshire East. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Chorley (civil parish compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Chorley (civil parishThis area101 m² per resident
Cheshire East28 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 101 m² for every resident adds up to 14 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 03:45 with the latest Land Registry data (June 2026). The Chorley (civil parish dataset covers 22 postcodes.

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