How many parks and green spaces are in Stanley? 15 public parks
Stanley has 15 public parks among 123 green space sites. Green space covers 4.1% of the area: about 45 m² per resident, or 6.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 45 m²
- More green space than
- 70% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.3
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 StanleyWhat are the largest parks in Stanley?
Memorial Park is the largest public park in Stanley, at 6.6 hectares. 3 of the 15 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Memorial Park | 6.6 hectares |
| Annfield Plain Park | 5.2 hectares |
| Beamishburn | 9,134 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Stanley?
Allotments and community growing spaces cover the most ground in Stanley: 52.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 52.6 hectares · 29 sites |
| Playing fields | 44.3 hectares · 29 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 26.2 hectares · 15 sites |
| Cemeteries | 10.5 hectares · 4 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 10.2 hectares · 8 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8.3 hectares · 14 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.1 hectares · 5 sites |
| Play spaces | 5,054 m² · 16 sites |
| Tennis courts | 408 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 95 hectares · 2 sites |
Does Stanley have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Stanley has 45 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 70% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| StanleyThis area | 45 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. 45 m² for every resident adds up to 6.3 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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 Stanley?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Stanley.
- What is the average house price in Stanley?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Stanley?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Stanley?
- How do Stanley 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 Stanley dataset covers 1,208 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.