How many parks and green spaces are in Holmes Chapel? 2 public parks

Holmes Chapel has 2 public parks among 21 green space sites. Green space covers 2.4% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
19 m²
Less green space than
72% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.6

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 Holmes Chapel?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Holmes Chapel: 8.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Holmes Chapel by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities8.7 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields1.8 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces9,215 m² · 9 sites
Cemeteries4,936 m² · 1 site
Public parks and gardens4,027 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens3,162 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts2,776 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds922 m² · 1 site

Does Holmes Chapel have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Holmes Chapel has 19 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 72% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Holmes Chapel compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Holmes ChapelThis area19 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. 19 m² for every resident adds up to 2.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Holmes Chapel?

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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 Holmes Chapel dataset covers 227 postcodes.

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