How many parks and green spaces are in Brighton and Hove? 47 public parks
Brighton and Hove has 47 public parks among 361 green space sites. Green space covers 6.5% of the area: about 20 m² per resident, or 2.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 20 m²
- Less green space than
- 69% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.8
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 Brighton and HoveWhat are the largest parks in Brighton and Hove?
Moulsecoomb Wild Park is the largest public park in Brighton and Hove, at 62.2 hectares. 25 of the 47 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Moulsecoomb Wild Park | 62.2 hectares |
| Withdean Park | 15.8 hectares |
| Hove Park | 15.6 hectares |
| Preston Park | 15.1 hectares |
| Western Lawns (Hove Beach Park) | 10.7 hectares |
| Queen's Park | 6.2 hectares |
| St Ann's Well Gardens | 5.3 hectares |
| Dyke Road Park | 4 hectares |
| Easthill Park | 3.9 hectares |
| St Helen's Park | 3.8 hectares |
| Pavilion Gardens | 2.4 hectares |
| Surrenden Field | 2.3 hectares |
| Brunswick Lawns | 2.3 hectares |
| Blakers Park | 1.8 hectares |
| Kings Lawns | 1.8 hectares |
| Hangleton Park | 1.7 hectares |
| Coronation Garden | 1.4 hectares |
| Victoria Gardens | 1.3 hectares |
| Preston Park | 1.2 hectares |
| Peace Gardens | 1 hectares |
| Kipling Gardens | 8,754 m² |
| Clifton Gardens | 4,014 m² |
| Dorset Gardens Peace Park | 3,724 m² |
| Davis Park | 2,902 m² |
| New Steine Gardens | 1,311 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Brighton and Hove?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Brighton and Hove: 182 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 182 hectares · 47 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 122 hectares · 49 sites |
| Playing fields | 106 hectares · 34 sites |
| Cemeteries | 71.5 hectares · 11 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 58.8 hectares · 34 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.8 hectares · 80 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 9.7 hectares · 36 sites |
| Tennis courts | 6.7 hectares · 48 sites |
| Bowling greens | 6.1 hectares · 16 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 303 hectares · 6 sites |
Does Brighton and Hove have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Brighton and Hove has 20 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. Less green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Brighton and HoveThis area | 20 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 20 m² for every resident adds up to 2.8 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 Brighton and Hove?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Brighton and Hove.
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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 01:46 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Brighton and Hove dataset covers 10,428 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.