How many parks and green spaces are in Greater Manchester? 726 public parks
Greater Manchester has 726 public parks among 4,954 green space sites. Green space covers 6.9% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 31 m²
- More green space than
- 50% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.3
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 Greater ManchesterWhat are the largest parks in Greater Manchester?
Heaton Park is the largest public park in Greater Manchester, at 287 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 318 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Heaton Park | 287 hectares |
| Pennington Flash Country Park | 252 hectares |
| Reddish Vale Country Park | 207 hectares |
| Prestwich Forest Park | 195 hectares |
| Haigh Woodland Park | 169 hectares |
| Moses Gate Country Park | 98.7 hectares |
| Werneth Low Country Park | 85.6 hectares |
| Etherow Country Park | 79.1 hectares |
| Alkrington Woods | 68.3 hectares |
| Hollingworth Lake Country Park | 61.7 hectares |
| Woodbank Memorial Park | 60 hectares |
| Fletcher Moss Park | 52.6 hectares |
| Bruntwood Park | 49.4 hectares |
| Leverhulme Park | 47.6 hectares |
| Tandle Hill Park | 46.9 hectares |
| Clifton Country Park | 45.6 hectares |
| Wythenshawe Park | 45.2 hectares |
| Stalybridge Country Park | 44.4 hectares |
| Stamford Park | 43.7 hectares |
| Ashton Moss | 42.6 hectares |
| Bowlee Community Park | 42.3 hectares |
| Jet Amber Fields | 39.4 hectares |
| Broadoak Park | 39.4 hectares |
| Daisy Nook Country Park | 38.7 hectares |
| Smithills Country Park | 36.2 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Greater Manchester?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Greater Manchester: 50 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 50 km² · 726 sites |
| Playing fields | 19 km² · 712 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 917 hectares · 662 sites |
| Cemeteries | 565 hectares · 122 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 304 hectares · 400 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 286 hectares · 648 sites |
| Bowling greens | 111 hectares · 409 sites |
| Play spaces | 99.7 hectares · 1,000 sites |
| Tennis courts | 32.8 hectares · 187 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 30 km² · 88 sites |
Does Greater Manchester have a lot of green space?
About average. Greater Manchester has 31 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Greater ManchesterThis area | 31 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.3 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.
Which parts of Greater Manchester have the most green space?
Wigan has the most green space per resident of the 10 areas of Greater Manchester, at about 41 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 |
|---|---|
| WiganHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| StockportHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| BuryTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| TamesideTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| SalfordTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| BoltonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| RochdaleTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| ManchesterTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| TraffordTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| OldhamLow | 22 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Greater Manchester?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Greater Manchester.
- What is the average house price in Greater Manchester?
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- How many properties are being sold in Greater Manchester?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Greater Manchester?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Greater Manchester?
- How do Greater Manchester 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 00:54 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Greater Manchester dataset covers 114,236 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.