How many parks and green spaces are in Clayton? 3 public parks

Clayton has 3 public parks among 19 green space sites. Green space covers 3.6% of the area: about 17 m² per resident, or 2.3 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
2.3

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 are the largest parks in Clayton?

Victoria Park is the largest public park in Clayton, at 1 hectares. 1 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Clayton
ParkSize
Victoria Park1 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Clayton?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Clayton: 10.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Clayton by type
TypeArea
Playing fields10.3 hectares · 6 sites
Public parks and gardens2.9 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces6,272 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries3,682 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens1,374 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,081 m² · 2 sites
Other sports facilities585 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted15 hectares · 1 site

Does Clayton have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Clayton has 17 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 22 m² across Bradford. Less green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Clayton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ClaytonThis area17 m² per resident
Bradford22 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 17 m² for every resident adds up to 2.3 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 Clayton?

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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 03:50 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Clayton dataset covers 259 postcodes.

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