How many parks and green spaces are in Rochdale? 60 public parks
Rochdale has 60 public parks among 422 green space sites. Green space covers 3.8% of the area: about 27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 27 m²
- Less green space than
- 56% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.8
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 RochdaleWhat are the largest parks in Rochdale?
Hollingworth Lake Country Park is the largest public park in Rochdale, at 61.7 hectares. 17 of the 60 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Hollingworth Lake Country Park | 61.7 hectares |
| Bowlee Community Park | 42.3 hectares |
| Mandale Park | 18.7 hectares |
| Queen's Park | 17.2 hectares |
| Cronkeyshaw Common | 16 hectares |
| Denehurst Park | 9.6 hectares |
| Falinge Park | 9 hectares |
| Springfield Park | 6.4 hectares |
| Broadfield Park | 5.9 hectares |
| Memorial Park | 3.6 hectares |
| Truffet Park | 3 hectares |
| Hare Hill Park | 1.7 hectares |
| Rutherford Park | 1.7 hectares |
| Jubilee Park | 1.2 hectares |
| Stanney Brook Park | 1.1 hectares |
| St Chad's Gardens | 8,694 m² |
| Hollins Green | 7,311 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Rochdale?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Rochdale: 326 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 326 hectares · 60 sites |
| Playing fields | 153 hectares · 53 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 62.4 hectares · 45 sites |
| Cemeteries | 34.2 hectares · 8 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 24.4 hectares · 57 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 19.3 hectares · 43 sites |
| Bowling greens | 9.7 hectares · 38 sites |
| Play spaces | 8.5 hectares · 96 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.9 hectares · 13 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 351 hectares · 9 sites |
Does Rochdale have a lot of green space?
About average. Rochdale has 27 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 31 m² across Greater Manchester. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| RochdaleThis area | 27 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. 27 m² for every resident adds up to 3.8 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 Rochdale?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Rochdale.
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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 03:11 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Rochdale dataset covers 8,072 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.