How many parks and green spaces are in Whittle-le-Woods? 5 public parks
Whittle-le-Woods has 5 public parks among 29 green space sites. Green space covers 3.2% of the area: about 25 m² per resident, or 3.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 25 m²
- Less green space than
- 59% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.5
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 Whittle-le-WoodsWhat kinds of green space are there in Whittle-le-Woods?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Whittle-le-Woods: 6.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 6.4 hectares · 4 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 5.2 hectares · 5 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 3.2 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.3 hectares · 4 sites |
| Play spaces | 6,317 m² · 9 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 5,437 m² · 2 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2,242 m² · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1,740 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 43.7 hectares · 1 site |
Does Whittle-le-Woods have a lot of green space?
About average. Whittle-le-Woods has 25 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 70 m² across Chorley. Less green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Whittle-le-WoodsThis area | 25 m² per resident |
| Chorley | 70 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 25 m² for every resident adds up to 3.5 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.
What else do people ask about Whittle-le-Woods?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Whittle-le-Woods.
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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 03:41 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Whittle-le-Woods dataset covers 217 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.