How many parks and green spaces are in Ellesmere Urban? 1 public park

Ellesmere Urban has 1 public park among 11 green space sites. Green space covers 13.5% of the area: about 152 m² per resident, or 21 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
152 m²
More green space than
94% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
21

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 Ellesmere Urban?

The Mere at Ellesmere is the largest public park in Ellesmere Urban, at 63.4 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Ellesmere Urban
ParkSize
The Mere at Ellesmere63.4 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Ellesmere Urban?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Ellesmere Urban: 63.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Ellesmere Urban by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens63.2 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries1.3 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields1.2 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds6,895 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens4,611 m² · 1 site
Play spaces3,606 m² · 5 sites
Other sports facilities629 m² · 1 site

Does Ellesmere Urban have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Ellesmere Urban has 152 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Shropshire. More green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Ellesmere Urban compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Ellesmere UrbanThis area152 m² per resident
Shropshire37 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 152 m² for every resident adds up to 21 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.

What else do people ask about Ellesmere Urban?

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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 03:38 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Ellesmere Urban dataset covers 181 postcodes.

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