How many parks and green spaces are in Newcastle-under-Lyme? 59 public parks
Newcastle-under-Lyme has 59 public parks among 338 green space sites. Green space covers 3.9% of the area: about 67 m² per resident, or 9.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 67 m²
- More green space than
- 83% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 9.4
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 Newcastle-under-LymeWhat are the largest parks in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Apedale Community is the largest public park in Newcastle-under-Lyme, at 171 hectares. 17 of the 59 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Apedale Community | 171 hectares |
| Bathpool Park | 92.6 hectares |
| Silverdale Community Country Park | 87.3 hectares |
| Birchenwood Country Park | 26.9 hectares |
| Lyme Valley Parkway | 23.9 hectares |
| Wolstanton Marsh | 6.9 hectares |
| The Race Course Community Woodland | 6.5 hectares |
| Thistlebury Parkway | 5.3 hectares |
| Wolstanton Marsh | 4.1 hectares |
| Brampton Park | 3.3 hectares |
| Chesterton Memorial Park | 3.1 hectares |
| Bradwell Dingle | 3 hectares |
| Oaklands Park | 1.4 hectares |
| Bradwell Park | 1.1 hectares |
| Queen Elizabeth Park | 9,420 m² |
| Queen's Gardens | 3,525 m² |
| The Green | 1,217 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Newcastle-under-Lyme: 580 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 580 hectares · 59 sites |
| Playing fields | 158 hectares · 62 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 40.5 hectares · 35 sites |
| Cemeteries | 22.9 hectares · 12 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 20.2 hectares · 38 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 13.8 hectares · 17 sites |
| Play spaces | 7.3 hectares · 86 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.3 hectares · 16 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.1 hectares · 9 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 108 hectares · 4 sites |
Does Newcastle-under-Lyme have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Newcastle-under-Lyme has 67 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 83% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Newcastle-under-LymeThis area | 67 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. 67 m² for every resident adds up to 9.4 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme have the most green space?
Silverdale has the most green space per resident of the 11 areas of Newcastle-under-Lyme, at about 118 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 |
|---|---|
| SilverdaleVery High | 118 m² per resident |
| Audley RuralVery High | 82 m² per resident |
| KidsgroveVery High | 79 m² per resident |
| BetleyHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| WhitmoreHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| MadeleyHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| KeeleTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| LoggerheadsLow | 19 m² per resident |
| MaerVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Chapel and Hill ChorltonVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| BalterleyVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Newcastle-under-Lyme?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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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 Newcastle-under-Lyme dataset covers 4,149 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.