How many parks and green spaces are in Mossley? 5 public parks
Mossley has 5 public parks among 28 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 17 m² per resident, or 2.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 17 m²
- Less green space than
- 76% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.4
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 MossleyWhat are the largest parks in Mossley?
Stalybridge Country Park is the largest public park in Mossley, at 44.4 hectares. 3 of the 5 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Stalybridge Country Park | 44.4 hectares |
| Mossley Park | 2.7 hectares |
| Roughtown Green | 1,284 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Mossley?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Mossley: 8.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 8.9 hectares · 5 sites |
| Playing fields | 3.7 hectares · 3 sites |
| Cemeteries | 2.6 hectares · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 2.4 hectares · 6 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.9 hectares · 6 sites |
| Play spaces | 3,959 m² · 4 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1,674 m² · 1 site |
| Other sports facilities | 1,475 m² · 2 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 3,205 m² · 0 sites |
Does Mossley have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Mossley has 17 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 31 m² across Tameside. Less green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| MossleyThis area | 17 m² per resident |
| Tameside | 31 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 17 m² for every resident adds up to 2.4 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 Mossley?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Mossley.
- What is the average house price in Mossley?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Mossley?
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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 03:56 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Mossley dataset covers 410 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.