How many parks and green spaces are in Highley? 0 public parks

Highley has 0 public parks among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 4.3% of the area: about 73 m² per resident, or 10 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
73 m²
More green space than
84% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
10

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 kinds of green space are there in Highley?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Highley: 20.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Highley by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens20.6 hectares · 0 sites
Playing fields4.8 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.1 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces7,510 m² · 4 sites
Bowling greens2,363 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces284 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted19.1 hectares · 2 sites

Does Highley have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Highley has 73 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 84% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Highley compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
HighleyThis area73 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. 73 m² for every resident adds up to 10 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 Highley?

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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 (July 2026). The Highley dataset covers 107 postcodes.

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