How many parks and green spaces are in Wigan? 92 public parks
Wigan has 92 public parks among 622 green space sites. Green space covers 7.2% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 41 m²
- More green space than
- 66% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.8
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 WiganWhat are the largest parks in Wigan?
Pennington Flash Country Park is the largest public park in Wigan, at 252 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 36 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Pennington Flash Country Park | 252 hectares |
| Haigh Woodland Park | 169 hectares |
| Aspull Common | 34 hectares |
| Rose Hill Park | 28 hectares |
| Worthington Lakes | 27 hectares |
| Parsons Meadow | 26.8 hectares |
| Lilford Park | 21.9 hectares |
| Laithwaite Park | 13.1 hectares |
| Mesnes Park | 10.8 hectares |
| Ashton Heath | 10.6 hectares |
| Marsh Green Community Park | 10.4 hectares |
| Orrell Water Park | 9.6 hectares |
| Rayner Park | 7.6 hectares |
| Leyland Park | 7.5 hectares |
| Walmesley Park | 6.9 hectares |
| Firs Park | 6.3 hectares |
| Edge Green Common | 5.8 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 5.7 hectares |
| Pennington Garden | 4.8 hectares |
| Club Common | 4.6 hectares |
| Astley Street Park | 4.4 hectares |
| Rose Hill Park | 3.8 hectares |
| Central Park | 3.6 hectares |
| Westlake | 3.5 hectares |
| Jubilee Parks | 3.4 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Wigan?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Wigan: 876 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 876 hectares · 92 sites |
| Playing fields | 278 hectares · 107 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 91.4 hectares · 54 sites |
| Cemeteries | 66.5 hectares · 14 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 38.1 hectares · 74 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 34.6 hectares · 64 sites |
| Bowling greens | 17.9 hectares · 58 sites |
| Play spaces | 15.2 hectares · 136 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3 hectares · 14 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 271 hectares · 9 sites |
Does Wigan have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Wigan has 41 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 66% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| WiganThis area | 41 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. 41 m² for every resident adds up to 5.8 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.
Which parts of Wigan have the most green space?
Haigh has the most green space per resident of the 3 areas of Wigan, at about 1,661 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 |
|---|---|
| HaighVery High | 1,661 m² per resident |
| WorthingtonVery High | 499 m² per resident |
| ShevingtonLow | 16 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Wigan?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Wigan.
- What is the average house price in Wigan?
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- How many properties are being sold in Wigan?
- What type of properties are sold in Wigan?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Wigan?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Wigan?
- How do Wigan 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 03:11 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Wigan dataset covers 10,290 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.