How many parks and green spaces are in Whaley Bridge? 1 public park
Whaley Bridge has 1 public park among 20 green space sites. Green space covers 0.9% of the area: about 21 m² per resident, or 2.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 68% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 21 m²
- Less green space than
- 68% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.9
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 Whaley BridgeWhat are the largest parks in Whaley Bridge?
Memorial Park is the largest public park in Whaley Bridge, at 5.3 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Memorial Park | 5.3 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Whaley Bridge?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Whaley Bridge: 6.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 6.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 5.3 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 9,572 m² · 3 sites |
| Bowling greens | 9,154 m² · 2 sites |
| Cemeteries | 8,002 m² · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 7,681 m² · 2 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 6,989 m² · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 4,498 m² · 5 sites |
Does Whaley Bridge have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Whaley Bridge has 21 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 35 m² across High Peak. Less green space per resident than 68% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Whaley BridgeThis area | 21 m² per resident |
| High Peak | 35 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 21 m² for every resident adds up to 2.9 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 Whaley Bridge?
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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 03:43 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Whaley Bridge dataset covers 402 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.