How many parks and green spaces are in City of Chester? 27 public parks
City of Chester has 27 public parks among 145 green space sites. Green space covers 7.5% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 22 m²
- Less green space than
- 66% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.1
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 City of ChesterWhat are the largest parks in City of Chester?
Westminster Park is the largest public park in City of Chester, at 18.2 hectares. 13 of the 27 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Westminster Park | 18.2 hectares |
| Lime Wood Fields | 6.1 hectares |
| Grosvenor Park | 5.9 hectares |
| Blacon Community Nature Park | 3 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 2.8 hectares |
| North Gate Ponds | 1.3 hectares |
| Water Tower Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Narrow Community Park | 1 hectares |
| Roman Gardens | 4,816 m² |
| Sandy Lane Park | 3,556 m² |
| King Charles Tower Garden | 2,862 m² |
| Leadworks Lane Park | 970 m² |
| Richmond House Garden | 642 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in City of Chester?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in City of Chester: 58.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 58.1 hectares · 27 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 31 hectares · 24 sites |
| Playing fields | 25.6 hectares · 14 sites |
| Cemeteries | 19.3 hectares · 4 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 14.8 hectares · 9 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 6.1 hectares · 13 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.5 hectares · 39 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.9 hectares · 5 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.3 hectares · 9 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 39.6 hectares · 1 site |
Does City of Chester have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. City of Chester has 22 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 56 m² across Cheshire West and Chester. Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| City of ChesterThis area | 22 m² per resident |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 56 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 22 m² for every resident adds up to 3.1 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 City of Chester?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in City of 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 03:46 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The City of Chester dataset covers 3,212 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.