How many parks and green spaces are in Whittingham? 2 public parks

Whittingham has 2 public parks among 15 green space sites. Green space covers 0.8% of the area: about 33 m² per resident, or 4.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
33 m²
More green space than
54% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.6

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 Whittingham?

Rogerson Gardens Play Area is the largest public park in Whittingham, at 1,002 m². 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Whittingham
ParkSize
Rogerson Gardens Play Area1,002 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Whittingham?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Whittingham: 7.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Whittingham by type
TypeArea
Playing fields7.6 hectares · 4 sites
Cemeteries8,975 m² · 1 site
Play spaces7,588 m² · 4 sites
Bowling greens3,477 m² · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens2,861 m² · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2,354 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,041 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces128 m² · 0 sites

Does Whittingham have a lot of green space?

About average. Whittingham has 33 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 39 m² across Preston. More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Whittingham compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
WhittinghamThis area33 m² per resident
Preston39 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 33 m² for every resident adds up to 4.6 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 Whittingham?

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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 (July 2026). The Whittingham dataset covers 69 postcodes.

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