How many parks and green spaces are in Oakengates? 11 public parks

Oakengates has 11 public parks among 32 green space sites. Green space covers 14.1% of the area: about 59 m² per resident, or 8.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
59 m²
More green space than
79% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
8.2

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 Oakengates?

Hartshill Park is the largest public park in Oakengates, at 2.4 hectares. 1 of the 11 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Oakengates
ParkSize
Hartshill Park2.4 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Oakengates?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Oakengates: 33.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Oakengates by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens33.1 hectares · 11 sites
Other sports facilities13.3 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields4.1 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds1.2 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries6,920 m² · 1 site
Play spaces4,490 m² · 9 sites
Bowling greens3,510 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts3,480 m² · 2 sites

Does Oakengates have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Oakengates has 59 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Telford and Wrekin. More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Oakengates compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
OakengatesThis area59 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. 59 m² for every resident adds up to 8.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

High means the second-highest 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 Oakengates?

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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 Oakengates dataset covers 420 postcodes.

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