Clayton-le-Woods has 11 public parks among 35 green space sites. Green space covers 28.7% of the area: about 121 m² per resident, or 17 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
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 Clayton-le-WoodsCuerden Valley Park is the largest public park in Clayton-le-Woods, at 238 hectares. 1 of the 11 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cuerden Valley Park | 238 hectares |
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Clayton-le-Woods: 188 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 188 hectares · 11 sites |
| Playing fields | 4.4 hectares · 4 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 1 hectares · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8,689 m² · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 7,037 m² · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 4,977 m² · 13 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1,155 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 4,957 m² · 0 sites |
Yes, more than most areas. Clayton-le-Woods has 121 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 70 m² across Chorley. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Clayton-le-WoodsThis area | 121 m² per resident |
| Chorley | 70 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 121 m² for every resident adds up to 17 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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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 03:41 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Clayton-le-Woods dataset covers 407 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.