How many parks and green spaces are in Trafford? 51 public parks
Trafford has 51 public parks among 455 green space sites. Green space covers 5.8% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 26 m²
- Less green space than
- 57% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.7
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 TraffordWhat are the largest parks in Trafford?
Longford Park is the largest public park in Trafford, at 34.2 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 27 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Longford Park | 34.2 hectares |
| Lostock Park | 7.8 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 7.3 hectares |
| Worthington Park | 6.6 hectares |
| Stamford Park | 6.1 hectares |
| Seymour Park | 6 hectares |
| John Leigh Park | 6 hectares |
| Dainewell Park | 5.9 hectares |
| Davyhulme Park | 5.8 hectares |
| North Park | 5.8 hectares |
| Abbotsfield Park | 4.5 hectares |
| Trafford Ecology Park | 4.3 hectares |
| Hullard Park | 4 hectares |
| Denzell Gardens | 3.6 hectares |
| Moss Park | 2.5 hectares |
| Newton Park | 2.1 hectares |
| Golden Hill Park | 2.1 hectares |
| Walkden Gardens | 1.7 hectares |
| Priory Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| Davyhume Millenium Park | 1.4 hectares |
| Spring Bank | 1.4 hectares |
| Flixton Park | 9,454 m² |
| Flixton House Grounds | 8,003 m² |
| Brooklands Rest Park | 3,953 m² |
| Manor Gardens | 1,596 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Trafford?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Trafford: 224 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 224 hectares · 59 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 168 hectares · 51 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 148 hectares · 68 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 42.4 hectares · 35 sites |
| Cemeteries | 28.3 hectares · 9 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 20.9 hectares · 52 sites |
| Bowling greens | 11.7 hectares · 48 sites |
| Play spaces | 11 hectares · 90 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5.9 hectares · 33 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 323 hectares · 10 sites |
Does Trafford have a lot of green space?
About average. Trafford has 26 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 57% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| TraffordThis area | 26 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. 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.7 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.
Which parts of Trafford have the most green space?
Carrington has the most green space per resident of the 4 areas of Trafford, at about 319 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| CarringtonVery High | 319 m² per resident |
| Dunham MasseyVery High | 237 m² per resident |
| PartingtonHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| WarburtonLow | 16 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Trafford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Trafford.
- What is the average house price in Trafford?
- When did average house prices in Trafford reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Trafford?
- What type of properties are sold in Trafford?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Trafford?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Trafford?
- How do Trafford house prices compare with another area?
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 03:13 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Trafford dataset covers 11,173 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.