How many parks and green spaces are in Stafford? 32 public parks
Stafford has 32 public parks among 423 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 103 m² per resident, or 14 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 103 m²
- More green space than
- 90% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 14
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 StaffordWhat are the largest parks in Stafford?
Cannock Chase Country Park is the largest public park in Stafford, at 886 hectares. 13 of the 32 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cannock Chase Country Park | 886 hectares |
| Aqualate Park | 113 hectares |
| Stafford Common | 52.5 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 4.5 hectares |
| Crown Meadow | 3.1 hectares |
| Wolseley Garden Park | 2.8 hectares |
| The Green | 2.6 hectares |
| The Green | 1.5 hectares |
| Rowley Park Pleasure Grounds | 9,224 m² |
| Falklands Memorial Gardens | 4,372 m² |
| Millenium Green | 3,919 m² |
| Podmore Green | 3,085 m² |
| Pitt Street | 2,705 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Stafford?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Stafford: 11 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 11 km² · 32 sites |
| Playing fields | 167 hectares · 67 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 48.6 hectares · 42 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 35.4 hectares · 68 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 34.4 hectares · 36 sites |
| Cemeteries | 26.8 hectares · 16 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.7 hectares · 125 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.9 hectares · 17 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.6 hectares · 12 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 303 hectares · 8 sites |
Does Stafford have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Stafford has 103 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 90% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| StaffordThis area | 103 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. 103 m² for every resident adds up to 14 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 Stafford have the most green space?
Brocton has the most green space per resident of the 40 areas of Stafford, at about 6,274 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 |
|---|---|
| BroctonVery High | 6,274 m² per resident |
| FortonVery High | 3,348 m² per resident |
| BerkswichVery High | 515 m² per resident |
| ColwichVery High | 391 m² per resident |
| Stone RuralVery High | 179 m² per resident |
| Hopton and CotonVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| Yarnfield and Cold MeeceVery High | 65 m² per resident |
| BarlastonHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| Sandon and BurstonHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| SeighfordHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| StandonHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| AdbastonHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| SwynnertonHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| Stowe-by-ChartleyHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Church EatonHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| EccleshallHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| GaytonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| FulfordLow | 20 m² per resident |
| StoneLow | 20 m² per resident |
| WestonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| GnosallLow | 17 m² per resident |
| FradswellLow | 16 m² per resident |
| IngestreLow | 16 m² per resident |
| MarstonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| HaughtonLow | 15 m² per resident |
| HixonVery Low | 15 m² per resident |
| Salt and EnsonVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| ChebseyVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| MilwichVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| BradleyVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| TixallVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| HilderstoneVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| WhitgreaveVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| DoxeyVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| NorburyVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| High OffleyVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| CreswellVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
| EllenhallVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Hyde LeaVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| RantonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Stafford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Stafford.
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Stafford?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Stafford?
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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 Stafford dataset covers 4,919 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.