How many parks and green spaces are in Chorley? 50 public parks
Chorley has 50 public parks among 324 green space sites. Green space covers 4.1% of the area: about 70 m² per resident, or 9.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 70 m²
- More green space than
- 83% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 9.8
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 ChorleyWhat are the largest parks in Chorley?
Cuerden Valley Park is the largest public park in Chorley, at 238 hectares. 11 of the 50 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cuerden Valley Park | 238 hectares |
| Yarrow Valley Country Park | 162 hectares |
| Lever Park | 135 hectares |
| Astley Park | 44.8 hectares |
| Terraced Gardens Rivington | 20.4 hectares |
| The Geoff Witts Millennium Green | 8.4 hectares |
| Millennium Green | 1.6 hectares |
| Millenium Green | 1.4 hectares |
| Orchard Garden | 2,792 m² |
| The Green | 1,354 m² |
| Community Garden | 282 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Chorley?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Chorley: 639 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 639 hectares · 50 sites |
| Playing fields | 97.6 hectares · 49 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 46.8 hectares · 30 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 28.9 hectares · 36 sites |
| Cemeteries | 13.1 hectares · 5 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 8.1 hectares · 18 sites |
| Play spaces | 7.2 hectares · 91 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.9 hectares · 25 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.2 hectares · 11 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 274 hectares · 9 sites |
Does Chorley have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Chorley has 70 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across Lancashire. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| ChorleyThis area | 70 m² per resident |
| Lancashire | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 70 m² for every resident adds up to 9.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very High means the top 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 Chorley have the most green space?
Rivington has the most green space per resident of the 23 areas of Chorley, at about 17,340 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 |
|---|---|
| RivingtonVery High | 17,340 m² per resident |
| CuerdenVery High | 3,812 m² per resident |
| Clayton-le-WoodsVery High | 121 m² per resident |
| Charnock RichardVery High | 99 m² per resident |
| CoppullHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| EuxtonHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| BrethertonHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| MawdesleyHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Astley VillageHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| HoghtonHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| WithnellTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| AndertonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| AdlingtonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| EcclestonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| HeapeyTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Whittle-le-WoodsTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| CrostonLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Heath CharnockVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| HeskinVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| BrindleVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| Ulnes WaltonVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| WheeltonVery Low | under 1 m² per resident |
| AnglezarkeVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Chorley?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Chorley.
- What is the average house price in Chorley?
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- How many properties are being sold in Chorley?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Chorley?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Chorley?
- How do Chorley 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 02:37 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Chorley dataset covers 4,036 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.