How many parks and green spaces are in Cheshire West and Chester? 172 public parks
Cheshire West and Chester has 172 public parks among 1,036 green space sites. Green space covers 2.1% of the area: about 56 m² per resident, or 7.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 56 m²
- More green space than
- 77% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 7.8
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 Cheshire West and ChesterWhat are the largest parks in Cheshire West and Chester?
Delamere Forest Park is the largest public park in Cheshire West and Chester, at 509 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 48 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Delamere Forest Park | 509 hectares |
| Marbury Country Park | 320 hectares |
| Little Budworth Country Park | 63.9 hectares |
| Wirral Country Park | 44.6 hectares |
| Rivacre Valley Country Park | 35.1 hectares |
| Anderton Nature Park | 33.3 hectares |
| The University of Liverpool Botanic Gardens | 24.9 hectares |
| Countess of Chester Country Park | 23.4 hectares |
| Stanney Woods Country Park | 22.5 hectares |
| Whitby Park | 20.4 hectares |
| Griffiths Park | 18.3 hectares |
| Westminster Park | 18.2 hectares |
| Caldy Nature Park | 9 hectares |
| Castle Park | 8.6 hectares |
| Lime Wood Fields | 6.1 hectares |
| Grosvenor Park | 5.9 hectares |
| Verdin Park | 5.7 hectares |
| Town Park | 3.4 hectares |
| Blacon Community Nature Park | 3 hectares |
| Stanney Fields | 2.9 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 2.8 hectares |
| Hartford Picnic Area | 2.8 hectares |
| Queens Road Community Park | 2.5 hectares |
| Brook Road Playing Field and Country Park | 2 hectares |
| Vickersway Park | 1.6 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Cheshire West and Chester?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Cheshire West and Chester: 13 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 13 km² · 172 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 315 hectares · 118 sites |
| Playing fields | 248 hectares · 137 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 61.7 hectares · 124 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 45.9 hectares · 61 sites |
| Cemeteries | 42.1 hectares · 23 sites |
| Play spaces | 28.7 hectares · 269 sites |
| Bowling greens | 13.6 hectares · 62 sites |
| Tennis courts | 10.1 hectares · 46 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 909 hectares · 24 sites |
Does Cheshire West and Chester have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Cheshire West and Chester has 56 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 42 m² across Cheshire. More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Cheshire West and ChesterThis area | 56 m² per resident |
| Cheshire | 42 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 56 m² for every resident adds up to 7.8 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.
Which parts of Cheshire West and Chester have the most green space?
Anderton with Marbury has the most green space per resident of the 115 areas of Cheshire West and Chester, at about 3,474 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Anderton with MarburyVery High | 3,474 m² per resident |
| ManleyVery High | 2,752 m² per resident |
| Delamere and OakmereVery High | 2,210 m² per resident |
| Little BudworthVery High | 1,102 m² per resident |
| MarstonVery High | 528 m² per resident |
| Eaton and EcclestonVery High | 345 m² per resident |
| BacheVery High | 334 m² per resident |
| No Man's Heath and DistrictVery High | 208 m² per resident |
| CapenhurstVery High | 207 m² per resident |
| InceVery High | 194 m² per resident |
| WinchamVery High | 165 m² per resident |
| Aldford and SaightonVery High | 158 m² per resident |
| BartonVery High | 146 m² per resident |
| Tiverton and Tilstone FearnallVery High | 102 m² per resident |
| MollingtonVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| Great BudworthVery High | 79 m² per resident |
| MostonVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| LittletonVery High | 75 m² per resident |
| NorleyVery High | 73 m² per resident |
| ByleyVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| DodlestonVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| ChristletonVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| NorthwichVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| RudheathHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-PeelHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| StoakHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| HarthillHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| CoddingtonHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| Mickle Trafford and DistrictHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| FrodshamHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| AlvanleyHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| NestonHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| BroxtonHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| MalpasHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| KingsleyHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| BarrowHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| WinsfordHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| DarnhallTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| ThreapwoodTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Ellesmere PortTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| AstonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| ComberbachTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| DuddonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| TilstonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Guilden SuttonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| HartfordTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| CuddingtonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| CuddingtonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| BostockTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| DavenhamLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Hargrave and HuxleyLow | 23 m² per resident |
| BackfordLow | 22 m² per resident |
| City of ChesterLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Whitegate and MartonLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and BradleyLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Tattenhall and DistrictLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Thornton-le-MoorsLow | 21 m² per resident |
| EltonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| HelsbyLow | 20 m² per resident |
| BurwardsleyLow | 20 m² per resident |
| WavertonLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Nether PeoverLow | 18 m² per resident |
| TarporleyLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Great BoughtonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| TarvinLow | 17 m² per resident |
| BeestonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Upton-by-ChesterLow | 16 m² per resident |
| FarndonLow | 15 m² per resident |
| HuntingtonLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Lostock GralamVery Low | 15 m² per resident |
| Saughall and Shotwick ParkVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| BarntonVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| KelsallVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Little LeighVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Poulton and PulfordVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| RushtonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Shocklach Oviatt and DistrictVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| MouldsworthVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| WeaverhamVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| MoultonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| CrowtonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Little StanneyVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Lach DennisVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Sutton WeaverVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| WhitleyVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| HandleyVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| Acton BridgeVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| PuddingtonVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| Utkinton and CotebrookVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| Dunham-on-the-Hill and HapsfordVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| Clotton HoofieldVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| KingsmeadVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| ChurtonVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| DuttonVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
| CardenVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
| AntrobusVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
| AllostockVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
| Stanthorne and WimboldsleyVery Low | under 1 m² per resident |
| Golborne DavidVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| StrettonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| AlderseyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| LedshamVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| DuckingtonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| RowtonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| ChidlowVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| CroughtonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| SprostonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WillingtonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| AgdenVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Lea-by-BackfordVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WiglandVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| WervinVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| ChorltonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| ChowleyVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| CluttonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Cheshire West and Chester?
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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 02:49 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Cheshire West and Chester dataset covers 17,258 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.