How many parks and green spaces are in Saddleworth? 5 public parks
Saddleworth has 5 public parks among 62 green space sites. Green space covers 0.7% of the area: about 20 m² per resident, or 2.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 20 m²
- Less green space than
- 69% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.8
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 SaddleworthWhat are the largest parks in Saddleworth?
Brownhill Countryside Centre is the largest public park in Saddleworth, at 2.5 hectares. 2 of the 5 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Brownhill Countryside Centre | 2.5 hectares |
| Chapel Garden | 599 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Saddleworth?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Saddleworth: 24.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 24.2 hectares · 13 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 12.7 hectares · 5 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 4.7 hectares · 5 sites |
| Cemeteries | 3.7 hectares · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.5 hectares · 6 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1.9 hectares · 7 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.4 hectares · 7 sites |
| Play spaces | 6,629 m² · 11 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2,147 m² · 2 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 46.4 hectares · 1 site |
Does Saddleworth have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Saddleworth has 20 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 22 m² across Oldham. Less green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| SaddleworthThis area | 20 m² per resident |
| Oldham | 22 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 20 m² for every resident adds up to 2.8 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.
What else do people ask about Saddleworth?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Saddleworth.
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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 03:55 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Saddleworth dataset covers 1,053 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.