How many parks and green spaces are in Lichfield? 42 public parks
Lichfield has 42 public parks among 284 green space sites. Green space covers 2.1% of the area: about 65 m² per resident, or 9.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 81% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 65 m²
- More green space than
- 81% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 9.1
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
All house prices in LichfieldWhat are the largest parks in Lichfield?
Chasewater is the largest public park in Lichfield, at 297 hectares. 12 of the 42 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Chasewater | 297 hectares |
| Beacon Park | 28.9 hectares |
| Darnford Park | 15.7 hectares |
| Redwood Park | 3.8 hectares |
| Christian Fields | 3.5 hectares |
| Burntwood Park | 2.8 hectares |
| Festival Gardens | 2.7 hectares |
| Chase Terrace Park | 2.2 hectares |
| Jubilee Park | 8,153 m² |
| Museum Gardens | 7,503 m² |
| Chasetown Memorial Park | 5,525 m² |
| The Mill Stream | 680 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Lichfield?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Lichfield: 416 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 416 hectares · 42 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 137 hectares · 31 sites |
| Playing fields | 90 hectares · 42 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 29 hectares · 47 sites |
| Cemeteries | 13.1 hectares · 10 sites |
| Play spaces | 11.3 hectares · 64 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 10.9 hectares · 20 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.6 hectares · 14 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.3 hectares · 5 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 421 hectares · 9 sites |
Does Lichfield have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Lichfield has 65 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 68 m² across Staffordshire. More green space per resident than 81% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LichfieldThis area | 65 m² per resident |
| Staffordshire | 68 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 65 m² for every resident adds up to 9.1 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.
Which parts of Lichfield have the most green space?
Thorpe Constantine has the most green space per resident of the 27 areas of Lichfield, at about 329 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Thorpe ConstantineVery High | 329 m² per resident |
| Fradley and StreethayVery High | 212 m² per resident |
| BurntwoodVery High | 126 m² per resident |
| WhittingtonVery High | 100 m² per resident |
| ElfordHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| EdingaleHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| Drayton BassettHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| HammerwichHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Wigginton and HopwasHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Curborough and ElmhurstHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| King's BromleyTypical | 37 m² per resident |
| Clifton CampvilleLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Armitage with HandsacreLow | 23 m² per resident |
| AlrewasLow | 22 m² per resident |
| HintsLow | 21 m² per resident |
| ColtonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| WeefordLow | 18 m² per resident |
| ShenstoneLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Mavesyn RidwareLow | 17 m² per resident |
| LongdonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Hamstall RidwareLow | 15 m² per resident |
| HarlastonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| FazeleyVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| Farewell and ChorleyVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| Swinfen and PackingtonVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| WallVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| FisherwickVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Lichfield?
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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 02:44 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Lichfield dataset covers 4,056 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.