How many parks and green spaces are in Congleton? 11 public parks
Congleton has 11 public parks among 60 green space sites. Green space covers 3.3% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 26 m²
- Less green space than
- 57% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.7
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 CongletonWhat are the largest parks in Congleton?
Astbury Mere Country Park is the largest public park in Congleton, at 32.5 hectares. 4 of the 11 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Astbury Mere Country Park | 32.5 hectares |
| Congleton Park | 4.2 hectares |
| Timbersbrook Picnic Area | 1.5 hectares |
| Community Garden | 1,863 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Congleton?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Congleton: 41.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 41.8 hectares · 11 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 16.9 hectares · 5 sites |
| Playing fields | 7.4 hectares · 6 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.9 hectares · 8 sites |
| Cemeteries | 2.8 hectares · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 1.7 hectares · 19 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1.1 hectares · 4 sites |
| Bowling greens | 8,505 m² · 4 sites |
| Tennis courts | 7,203 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 36.2 hectares · 1 site |
Does Congleton have a lot of green space?
About average. Congleton has 26 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 28 m² across Cheshire East. Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| CongletonThis area | 26 m² per resident |
| Cheshire East | 28 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.7 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 Congleton?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Congleton.
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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 (August 2026). The Congleton dataset covers 1,232 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.