How many parks and green spaces are in Handforth? 3 public parks
Handforth has 3 public parks among 23 green space sites. Green space covers 4.1% of the area: about 28 m² per resident, or 3.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 28 m²
- Less green space than
- 54% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.9
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 HandforthWhat kinds of green space are there in Handforth?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Handforth: 9.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 9.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 4.4 hectares · 4 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 2.9 hectares · 3 sites |
| Tennis courts | 9,398 m² · 4 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8,765 m² · 3 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2,997 m² · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 2,769 m² · 5 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 1,069 m² · 0 sites |
Does Handforth have a lot of green space?
About average. Handforth has 28 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 28 m² across Cheshire East. Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| HandforthThis area | 28 m² per resident |
| Cheshire East | 28 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 28 m² for every resident adds up to 3.9 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 Handforth?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Handforth.
- What is the average house price in Handforth?
- When did average house prices in Handforth reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Handforth?
- What type of properties are sold in Handforth?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Handforth?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Handforth?
- How do Handforth house prices compare with another area?
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 03:45 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Handforth dataset covers 265 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.