How many parks and green spaces are in Manchester Central? 56 public parks
Manchester Central has 56 public parks among 216 green space sites. Green space covers 9.9% of the area: about 18 m² per resident, or 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 18 m²
- Less green space than
- 73% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.5
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 Manchester CentralWhat are the largest parks in Manchester Central?
Brookdale Park is the largest public park in Manchester Central, at 18.6 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 28 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Brookdale Park | 18.6 hectares |
| Broadhurst Park | 14.6 hectares |
| Philips Park | 11.7 hectares |
| Whitworth Park | 9.1 hectares |
| Delamere Park | 3.6 hectares |
| Clayton Park | 3.4 hectares |
| St George's Park | 3.4 hectares |
| Openshaw Park | 3 hectares |
| Mayfield Park | 2.2 hectares |
| Ardwick Green Park | 2 hectares |
| Sandywell Millennium Green | 1.8 hectares |
| Lees Street Park | 1.5 hectares |
| St Michael's Flags | 1.5 hectares |
| Gartside Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| Bradford Park | 1.3 hectares |
| West Gorton Community Park | 1.3 hectares |
| Hulme Park | 1.2 hectares |
| Millennium Green | 8,124 m² |
| Piccadilly Gardens | 7,838 m² |
| Grosvenor Square | 7,375 m² |
| Victoria Mill Park | 6,312 m² |
| St John's Gardens | 4,738 m² |
| Sackville Gardens | 4,084 m² |
| Freshfields Park | 3,701 m² |
| Kingsbury Road Park | 3,191 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Manchester Central?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Manchester Central: 178 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 178 hectares · 56 sites |
| Cemeteries | 31.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Playing fields | 31 hectares · 15 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 29.9 hectares · 44 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 7.9 hectares · 25 sites |
| Play spaces | 6.1 hectares · 53 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 5.9 hectares · 9 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.1 hectares · 7 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4,000 m² · 4 sites |
Does Manchester Central have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Manchester Central has 18 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 26 m² across Manchester. Less green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Manchester CentralThis area | 18 m² per resident |
| Manchester | 26 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 18 m² for every resident adds up to 2.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Low means the second-lowest 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 Manchester Central have the most green space?
Clayton and Openshaw has the most green space per resident of the 6 areas of Manchester Central, at about 43 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 |
|---|---|
| Clayton and OpenshawHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| Miles Platting and Newton HeathTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Ancoats and BeswickLow | 18 m² per resident |
| ArdwickVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| HulmeVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| PiccadillyVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Manchester Central?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Manchester Central.
- What is the average house price in Manchester Central?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Manchester Central?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Manchester Central?
- How do Manchester Central 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 03:56 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Manchester Central dataset covers 10,535 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.