How many parks and green spaces are in South Staffordshire? 37 public parks
South Staffordshire has 37 public parks among 292 green space sites. Green space covers 1.7% of the area: about 64 m² per resident, or 8.9 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
- 64 m²
- More green space than
- 81% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 8.9
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 South StaffordshireWhat are the largest parks in South Staffordshire?
Highgate Common Country Park is the largest public park in South Staffordshire, at 114 hectares. 11 of the 37 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Highgate Common Country Park | 114 hectares |
| Baggeridge Country Park | 77.6 hectares |
| Himley Park | 64.8 hectares |
| Barnhurst Lane Pitches | 10.4 hectares |
| Littleton Leisure Park | 9.8 hectares |
| Hilton Park | 6.8 hectares |
| Bratch Park | 1 hectares |
| Lower Green | 9,570 m² |
| The Green | 2,794 m² |
| Daneford Gardens | 808 m² |
| Penkridge Festival Garden | 468 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in South Staffordshire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in South Staffordshire: 366 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 366 hectares · 37 sites |
| Playing fields | 172 hectares · 57 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 99.4 hectares · 34 sites |
| Cemeteries | 35.7 hectares · 13 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 20.2 hectares · 20 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 17.4 hectares · 34 sites |
| Play spaces | 5 hectares · 57 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.2 hectares · 9 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2 hectares · 11 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 584 hectares · 20 sites |
Does South Staffordshire have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. South Staffordshire has 64 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 |
|---|---|
| South StaffordshireThis area | 64 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. 64 m² for every resident adds up to 8.9 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 South Staffordshire have the most green space?
Enville has the most green space per resident of the 29 areas of South Staffordshire, at about 2,288 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 |
|---|---|
| EnvilleVery High | 2,288 m² per resident |
| HimleyVery High | 1,196 m² per resident |
| Lower PennVery High | 310 m² per resident |
| HiltonVery High | 274 m² per resident |
| HathertonVery High | 208 m² per resident |
| EssingtonVery High | 122 m² per resident |
| KinverVery High | 82 m² per resident |
| BilbrookHigh | 61 m² per resident |
| Trysull and SeisdonHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| Cheslyn HayHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| Brewood and CovenHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| Blymhill and Weston-under-LizardHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| HuntingtonHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| SwindonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| CodsallTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| PertonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| ShareshillLow | 25 m² per resident |
| PenkridgeLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton AstonLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Pattingham and PatshullLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Acton Trussell and BednallLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Great WyrleyLow | 17 m² per resident |
| WombourneLow | 17 m² per resident |
| SaredonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| BobbingtonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| DunstonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| CoppenhallVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| FeatherstoneVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| Teddesley HayVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about South Staffordshire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in South Staffordshire.
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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 02:43 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The South Staffordshire dataset covers 3,461 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.