How many parks and green spaces are in Lawley and Overdale? 7 public parks

Lawley and Overdale has 7 public parks among 29 green space sites. Green space covers 4.1% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
19 m²
Less green space than
71% 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 are the largest parks in Lawley and Overdale?

Old Park is the largest public park in Lawley and Overdale, at 7.3 hectares. 4 of the 7 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Lawley and Overdale
ParkSize
Old Park7.3 hectares
Newdale3 hectares
Lawley Village Green1.4 hectares
Lawley and Overdale Community Garden8,435 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Lawley and Overdale?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Lawley and Overdale: 19.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Lawley and Overdale by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens19.2 hectares · 7 sites
Playing fields2.1 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.6 hectares · 2 sites
Other sports facilities5,207 m² · 6 sites
Play spaces2,717 m² · 8 sites
Cemeteries2,029 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,186 m² · 2 sites

Does Lawley and Overdale have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Lawley and Overdale has 19 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Telford and Wrekin. Less green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Lawley and Overdale compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Lawley and OverdaleThis area19 m² per resident
Telford and Wrekin37 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.

What else do people ask about Lawley and Overdale?

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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 Lawley and Overdale dataset covers 395 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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