How many parks and green spaces are in Chester-le-Street? 7 public parks
Chester-le-Street has 7 public parks among 49 green space sites. Green space covers 5.7% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 31 m²
- More green space than
- 50% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.3
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 Chester-le-StreetWhat are the largest parks in Chester-le-Street?
Riverside Gardens is the largest public park in Chester-le-Street, at 13.7 hectares. 3 of the 7 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Riverside Gardens | 13.7 hectares |
| Memorial Park | 1.6 hectares |
| Holmlands Park | 1,516 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Chester-le-Street?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Chester-le-Street: 21 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 21 hectares · 7 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 20.6 hectares · 6 sites |
| Playing fields | 9 hectares · 6 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 6.1 hectares · 9 sites |
| Cemeteries | 4 hectares · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 2.4 hectares · 12 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 7,001 m² · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 6,648 m² · 2 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4,970 m² · 4 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 6,461 m² · 0 sites |
Does Chester-le-Street have a lot of green space?
About average. Chester-le-Street has 31 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 48 m² across County Durham. More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Chester-le-StreetThis area | 31 m² per resident |
| County Durham | 48 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.3 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 Chester-le-Street?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Chester-le-Street.
- What is the average house price in Chester-le-Street?
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- How many properties are being sold in Chester-le-Street?
- What type of properties are sold in Chester-le-Street?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Chester-le-Street?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Chester-le-Street?
- How do Chester-le-Street 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 03:41 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Chester-le-Street dataset covers 847 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.