How many parks and green spaces are in Stockport? 81 public parks
Stockport has 81 public parks among 640 green space sites. Green space covers 8.6% of the area: about 37 m² per resident, or 5.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 37 m²
- More green space than
- 60% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.2
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 StockportWhat are the largest parks in Stockport?
Reddish Vale Country Park is the largest public park in Stockport, at 207 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 39 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Reddish Vale Country Park | 207 hectares |
| Etherow Country Park | 79.1 hectares |
| Woodbank Memorial Park | 60 hectares |
| Bruntwood Park | 49.4 hectares |
| Chadkirk Estate | 31.8 hectares |
| Bramall Hall Park | 22.2 hectares |
| Mersey Vale Country Park | 17 hectares |
| Scholes Park | 16.5 hectares |
| Torkington Park | 13.3 hectares |
| Heaton Mersey Common | 12.6 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 10 hectares |
| Heaton Mersey Park | 9.9 hectares |
| Brookfield Park | 9.9 hectares |
| Carr Wood Park | 7.9 hectares |
| North Reddish Park | 7.1 hectares |
| Vernon Park | 6.8 hectares |
| Rose Vale Park | 6.3 hectares |
| Heaton Norris Park | 5.5 hectares |
| Memorial Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Hollywood Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Bowerfold Open Space | 4.2 hectares |
| Adswood Park | 4 hectares |
| Cale Green Park | 3.2 hectares |
| Great Moor Park | 1.8 hectares |
| Heaton Moor Park | 1.7 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Stockport?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Stockport: 664 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 664 hectares · 81 sites |
| Playing fields | 268 hectares · 105 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 84.2 hectares · 70 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 41.1 hectares · 40 sites |
| Cemeteries | 33.8 hectares · 8 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 27.4 hectares · 67 sites |
| Bowling greens | 14.1 hectares · 50 sites |
| Play spaces | 13.4 hectares · 176 sites |
| Tennis courts | 6.8 hectares · 29 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 453 hectares · 14 sites |
Does Stockport have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Stockport has 37 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 60% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| StockportThis area | 37 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. 37 m² for every resident adds up to 5.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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 Stockport?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Stockport.
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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 03:12 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Stockport dataset covers 10,481 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.