How many parks and green spaces are in Staffordshire Moorlands? 33 public parks

Staffordshire Moorlands has 33 public parks among 313 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 76 m² per resident, or 11 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
76 m²
More green space than
85% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
11

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 Staffordshire Moorlands?

Parkhall Country Park is the largest public park in Staffordshire Moorlands, at 168 hectares. 12 of the 33 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Staffordshire Moorlands
ParkSize
Parkhall Country Park168 hectares
Consall Nature Park115 hectares
Greenway Bank Country Park66 hectares
Deep Hayes Country Park58.9 hectares
Ladderedge35.5 hectares
Biddulph Grange Country Park29.4 hectares
Cliffe Park25.1 hectares
Alton Park14.6 hectares
Brough Park7.3 hectares
Ball Haye Gardens3.7 hectares
Birch Gardens4,402 m²
The Green1,239 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Staffordshire Moorlands?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Staffordshire Moorlands: 449 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Staffordshire Moorlands by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens449 hectares · 33 sites
Other sports facilities110 hectares · 29 sites
Playing fields104 hectares · 54 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds26.8 hectares · 58 sites
Cemeteries18.9 hectares · 26 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces13.2 hectares · 25 sites
Play spaces5.7 hectares · 60 sites
Bowling greens2.8 hectares · 12 sites
Tennis courts2 hectares · 11 sites
Golf coursesNot counted150 hectares · 5 sites

Does Staffordshire Moorlands have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Staffordshire Moorlands has 76 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 85% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Staffordshire Moorlands compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Staffordshire MoorlandsThis area76 m² per resident
Staffordshire68 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 76 m² for every resident adds up to 11 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 Staffordshire Moorlands have the most green space?

Consall has the most green space per resident of the 42 areas of Staffordshire Moorlands, at about 7,088 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of Staffordshire Moorlands
AreaPer resident
ConsallVery High7,088 m² per resident
FarleyVery High1,140 m² per resident
Draycott in the MoorsVery High449 m² per resident
HortonVery High336 m² per resident
HeatonVery High217 m² per resident
KingsleyVery High203 m² per resident
OakamoorVery High182 m² per resident
CheddletonVery High128 m² per resident
Brown EdgeVery High122 m² per resident
WerringtonVery High109 m² per resident
WettonVery High86 m² per resident
AlstonefieldVery High86 m² per resident
IlamVery High80 m² per resident
BiddulphVery High61 m² per resident
LeekHigh51 m² per resident
DilhorneHigh50 m² per resident
CheadleHigh46 m² per resident
QuarnfordHigh42 m² per resident
WaterhousesHigh41 m² per resident
Blore with SwinscoeTypical34 m² per resident
BagnallTypical32 m² per resident
CottonTypical30 m² per resident
ButtertonTypical30 m² per resident
Endon and StanleyTypical29 m² per resident
LongnorTypical28 m² per resident
IpstonesTypical27 m² per resident
CaverswallTypical26 m² per resident
GrindonTypical26 m² per resident
Warslow and ElkstonesLow24 m² per resident
AltonLow24 m² per resident
SheenLow22 m² per resident
LeekfrithLow19 m² per resident
OnecoteLow15 m² per resident
LongsdonVery Low13 m² per resident
CheckleyVery Low12 m² per resident
TittesworthVery Low11 m² per resident
ForsbrookVery Low10 m² per resident
FawfieldheadVery Low9 m² per resident
RushtonVery Low9 m² per resident
BradnopVery Low0 m² per resident
HeathyleeVery Low0 m² per resident
HollinscloughVery Low0 m² per resident

What else do people ask about Staffordshire Moorlands?

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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 Staffordshire Moorlands dataset covers 3,530 postcodes.

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