How many parks and green spaces are in Cotton? 0 public parks

Cotton has 0 public parks among 5 green space sites. Green space covers 0.1% of the area: about 30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
30 m²
Less green space than
51% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.2

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 kinds of green space are there in Cotton?

Cemeteries cover the most ground in Cotton: 4,118 m². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Cotton by type
TypeArea
Cemeteries4,118 m² · 2 sites
Playing fields3,895 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds1,931 m² · 1 site
Play spaces917 m² · 1 site

Does Cotton have a lot of green space?

About average. Cotton has 30 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 76 m² across Staffordshire Moorlands. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Cotton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
CottonThis area30 m² per resident
Staffordshire Moorlands76 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 30 m² for every resident adds up to 4.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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.

What else do people ask about Cotton?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Cotton.

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 03:42 with the latest Land Registry data (November 2025). The Cotton dataset covers 25 postcodes.

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