How many parks and green spaces are in Shifnal? 4 public parks

Shifnal has 4 public parks among 22 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
19 m²
Less green space than
70% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.7

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 Shifnal?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Shifnal: 9.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Shifnal by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens9.2 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields5.4 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.7 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries6,703 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces6,290 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces3,189 m² · 6 sites
Bowling greens2,178 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities1,826 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,532 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted46.1 hectares · 1 site

Does Shifnal have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Shifnal has 19 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Shropshire. Less green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Shifnal compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ShifnalThis area19 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. 19 m² for every resident adds up to 2.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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.

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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 Shifnal dataset covers 295 postcodes.

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