How many parks and green spaces are in Worthington? 1 public park

Worthington has 1 public park among 1 green space site. Green space covers 4.6% of the area: about 499 m² per resident, or 70 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 98% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
499 m²
More green space than
98% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
70

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

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What kinds of green space are there in Worthington?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Worthington: 12.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Worthington by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens12.3 hectares · 1 site

Does Worthington have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Worthington has 499 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Wigan. More green space per resident than 98% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Worthington compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
WorthingtonThis area499 m² per resident
Wigan41 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 499 m² for every resident adds up to 70 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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.

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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 03:55 with the latest Land Registry data (November 2025). The Worthington dataset covers 15 postcodes.

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