How many parks and green spaces are in High Peak? 21 public parks
High Peak has 21 public parks among 311 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 35 m²
- More green space than
- 57% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.9
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 High PeakWhat are the largest parks in High Peak?
Grin Low and Buxton Country Park is the largest public park in High Peak, at 41.6 hectares. 13 of the 21 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Grin Low and Buxton Country Park | 41.6 hectares |
| Manor Park | 13.8 hectares |
| Bankswood Park | 10.2 hectares |
| Pavilion Gardens | 9.1 hectares |
| Memorial Park | 5.3 hectares |
| Howard Park | 4.7 hectares |
| High Lea Park | 4.3 hectares |
| The Torrs Riverside Park | 4.3 hectares |
| War Memorial Park | 3.9 hectares |
| Ashwood Park | 3.7 hectares |
| Grin Low and Buxton Country Park Picnic Site and Car Park | 1.8 hectares |
| Roman Gardens | 2,619 m² |
| Squirrel Green | 1,811 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in High Peak?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in High Peak: 114 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 114 hectares · 21 sites |
| Playing fields | 97.8 hectares · 58 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 37.4 hectares · 33 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 25.6 hectares · 30 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 21.2 hectares · 48 sites |
| Cemeteries | 17.7 hectares · 14 sites |
| Play spaces | 10.9 hectares · 71 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.8 hectares · 17 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.5 hectares · 11 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 241 hectares · 8 sites |
Does High Peak have a lot of green space?
About average. High Peak has 35 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 48 m² across Derbyshire. More green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| High PeakThis area | 35 m² per resident |
| Derbyshire | 48 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 35 m² for every resident adds up to 4.9 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.
Which parts of High Peak have the most green space?
Hartington Upper Quarter has the most green space per resident of the 24 areas of High Peak, at about 585 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 |
|---|---|
| Hartington Upper QuarterVery High | 585 m² per resident |
| ThornhillVery High | 379 m² per resident |
| AstonVery High | 185 m² per resident |
| CastletonVery High | 101 m² per resident |
| TintwistleVery High | 79 m² per resident |
| EdaleVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| HopeHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| Peak ForestHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| WormhillHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| BuxtonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| New MillsTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| CharlesworthTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| HayfieldTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Chinley, Buxworth and BrownsideLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Whaley BridgeLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Chapel-en-le-FrithLow | 19 m² per resident |
| King SterndaleVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| BamfordVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| HadfieldVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Hope WoodlandsVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Brough and ShattonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Green FairfieldVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| DerwentVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| ChisworthVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about High Peak?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in High Peak.
- What is the average house price in High Peak?
- When did average house prices in High Peak reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in High Peak?
- What type of properties are sold in High Peak?
- What price range do most homes sell for in High Peak?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of High Peak?
- How do High Peak house prices compare with another area?
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 02:45 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The High Peak dataset covers 5,200 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.