How many parks and green spaces are in Gorton and Abbey Hey? 6 public parks
Gorton and Abbey Hey has 6 public parks among 35 green space sites. Green space covers 16.9% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 32 m²
- More green space than
- 52% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.5
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 Gorton and Abbey HeyWhat are the largest parks in Gorton and Abbey Hey?
Debdale Park is the largest public park in Gorton and Abbey Hey, at 17.2 hectares. 4 of the 6 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Debdale Park | 17.2 hectares |
| Gorton Park | 5.7 hectares |
| Sunny Brow Park | 3.2 hectares |
| Vine Street Park | 7,084 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Gorton and Abbey Hey?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Gorton and Abbey Hey: 31.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 31.9 hectares · 6 sites |
| Playing fields | 17.3 hectares · 4 sites |
| Cemeteries | 10.9 hectares · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 6.9 hectares · 4 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 4.4 hectares · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.8 hectares · 6 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.2 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 5,225 m² · 6 sites |
| Tennis courts | 518 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 22 m² · 0 sites |
Does Gorton and Abbey Hey have a lot of green space?
About average. Gorton and Abbey Hey has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 22 m² across Manchester Gorton. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Gorton and Abbey HeyThis area | 32 m² per resident |
| Manchester Gorton | 22 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 32 m² for every resident adds up to 4.5 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 Gorton and Abbey Hey?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Gorton and Abbey Hey.
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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 04:07 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Gorton and Abbey Hey dataset covers 546 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.