How many parks and green spaces are in Madeley? 12 public parks

Madeley has 12 public parks among 52 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 Madeley?

Willowfield is the largest public park in Madeley, at 2.1 hectares. 3 of the 12 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Madeley
ParkSize
Willowfield2.1 hectares
Wensley Green1.7 hectares
Bartlett Gardens7,663 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Madeley?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Madeley: 13.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Madeley by type
TypeArea
Playing fields13.6 hectares · 7 sites
Public parks and gardens12.7 hectares · 12 sites
Other sports facilities6 hectares · 11 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.5 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces8,831 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces7,758 m² · 15 sites
Bowling greens1,895 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries43 m² · 0 sites
Golf coursesNot counted52.5 hectares · 1 site

Does Madeley have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Madeley 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 Madeley compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
MadeleyThis 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 Madeley?

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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 Madeley dataset covers 1,119 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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