How many parks and green spaces are in Leek? 8 public parks
Leek has 8 public parks among 59 green space sites. Green space covers 6.0% of the area: about 51 m² per resident, or 7.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 51 m²
- More green space than
- 75% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 7.2
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
All house prices in LeekWhat are the largest parks in Leek?
Ladderedge is the largest public park in Leek, at 35.5 hectares. 4 of the 8 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Ladderedge | 35.5 hectares |
| Brough Park | 7.3 hectares |
| Ball Haye Gardens | 3.7 hectares |
| Birch Gardens | 4,402 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Leek?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Leek: 62.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 62.9 hectares · 8 sites |
| Playing fields | 23.2 hectares · 10 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 7.4 hectares · 9 sites |
| Cemeteries | 6.8 hectares · 3 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 4.4 hectares · 8 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 6,892 m² · 2 sites |
| Tennis courts | 6,199 m² · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 5,884 m² · 12 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4,691 m² · 2 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 73.9 hectares · 2 sites |
Does Leek have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Leek has 51 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 76 m² across Staffordshire Moorlands. More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LeekThis area | 51 m² per resident |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 76 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 51 m² for every resident adds up to 7.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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 Leek?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Leek.
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Leek?
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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 03:42 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Leek dataset covers 821 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.