How many parks and green spaces are in Charnock Richard? 1 public park

Charnock Richard has 1 public park among 10 green space sites. Green space covers 1.7% of the area: about 99 m² per resident, or 14 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
99 m²
More green space than
90% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
14

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

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What are the largest parks in Charnock Richard?

Orchard Garden is the largest public park in Charnock Richard, at 2,792 m². 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Charnock Richard
ParkSize
Orchard Garden2,792 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Charnock Richard?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Charnock Richard: 11.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Charnock Richard by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens11.7 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields4.9 hectares · 2 sites
Other sports facilities6,868 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds6,156 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces1,193 m² · 1 site
Play spaces834 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted50.2 hectares · 2 sites

Does Charnock Richard have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Charnock Richard has 99 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 70 m² across Chorley. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Charnock Richard compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Charnock RichardThis area99 m² per resident
Chorley70 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 99 m² for every resident adds up to 14 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.

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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 03:40 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Charnock Richard dataset covers 98 postcodes.

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