How many parks and green spaces are in Bolton? 71 public parks
Bolton has 71 public parks among 512 green space sites. Green space covers 6.4% of the area: about 30 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
- 30 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 BoltonWhat are the largest parks in Bolton?
Moses Gate Country Park is the largest public park in Bolton, at 98.7 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 30 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Moses Gate Country Park | 98.7 hectares |
| Leverhulme Park | 47.6 hectares |
| Smithills Country Park | 36.2 hectares |
| Seven Acres Country Park | 32.8 hectares |
| Moss Bank Park | 29.2 hectares |
| Queen's Park | 19.8 hectares |
| Doffcocker Lodge | 17.6 hectares |
| Longsight Park | 17.5 hectares |
| Bradford Park | 9.2 hectares |
| Hall Lee Bank Park | 8.9 hectares |
| Ridgmont Park | 6.7 hectares |
| Farnworth Park | 6.4 hectares |
| Central Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Old Station Park | 4 hectares |
| Heywood Park | 3.3 hectares |
| Thomasson Park | 2.5 hectares |
| Great Lever Park | 2.3 hectares |
| Rumworth Park | 2.1 hectares |
| Tonge Park | 2 hectares |
| Kearsley Park | 2 hectares |
| Leigh Common | 1.9 hectares |
| Bank Top Park | 5,470 m² |
| Hatfield Road Park (Hatfield Road Recreation Ground) | 5,242 m² |
| Morris Green Park | 2,908 m² |
| Bridgeman Park | 2,582 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Bolton?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Bolton: 527 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 527 hectares · 71 sites |
| Playing fields | 166 hectares · 88 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 87.8 hectares · 52 sites |
| Cemeteries | 60.3 hectares · 16 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 43.8 hectares · 66 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 30.7 hectares · 43 sites |
| Bowling greens | 11.4 hectares · 45 sites |
| Play spaces | 6.2 hectares · 98 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.8 hectares · 19 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 454 hectares · 14 sites |
Does Bolton have a lot of green space?
About average. Bolton has 30 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 31 m² across Greater Manchester. More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BoltonThis area | 30 m² per resident |
| Greater Manchester | 31 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 30 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 Bolton have the most green space?
Westhoughton has the most green space per resident of the 3 areas of Bolton, at about 24 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 |
|---|---|
| WesthoughtonLow | 24 m² per resident |
| HorwichLow | 19 m² per resident |
| BlackrodVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Bolton?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Bolton.
- What is the average house price in Bolton?
- When did average house prices in Bolton reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Bolton?
- What type of properties are sold in Bolton?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Bolton?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Bolton?
- How do Bolton 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 03:12 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bolton dataset covers 9,883 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.