How many parks and green spaces are in East Dorset? 20 public parks
East Dorset has 20 public parks among 211 green space sites. Green space covers 2.4% of the area: about 95 m² per resident, or 13 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 95 m²
- More green space than
- 89% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 13
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 East DorsetWhat are the largest parks in East Dorset?
Moors Valley Country Park is the largest public park in East Dorset, at 585 hectares. 13 of the 20 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Moors Valley Country Park | 585 hectares |
| Avon Heath Country Park | 207 hectares |
| Bytheway Field | 14.8 hectares |
| Dogdean | 11.6 hectares |
| Pamphill Green | 4 hectares |
| Knoll Gardens | 1.7 hectares |
| The Green | 1.4 hectares |
| Haythorne Common | 5,654 m² |
| Millennium Park | 5,417 m² |
| Ferrett Green | 1,693 m² |
| Champtoceaux Green | 1,380 m² |
| Market Place | 1,063 m² |
| Market Place | 789 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in East Dorset?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in East Dorset: 698 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 698 hectares · 20 sites |
| Playing fields | 89.3 hectares · 28 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 33 hectares · 14 sites |
| Cemeteries | 16 hectares · 9 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 14.8 hectares · 39 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 12.1 hectares · 17 sites |
| Play spaces | 5.3 hectares · 53 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.8 hectares · 16 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.5 hectares · 7 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 423 hectares · 8 sites |
Does East Dorset have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. East Dorset has 95 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 65 m² across Dorset. More green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| East DorsetThis area | 95 m² per resident |
| Dorset | 65 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 95 m² for every resident adds up to 13 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.
Which parts of East Dorset have the most green space?
St. Leonards and St. Ives has the most green space per resident of the 25 areas of East Dorset, at about 741 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 |
|---|---|
| St. Leonards and St. IvesVery High | 741 m² per resident |
| PamphillVery High | 319 m² per resident |
| WitchamptonVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| VerwoodVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| CranborneHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| Wimborne St. GilesHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| ShapwickHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Sixpenny Handley and PentridgeHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| ColehillTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| HortonTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| HoltTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Wimborne MinsterTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Corfe MullenTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| AlderholtLow | 22 m² per resident |
| WoodlandsLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Sturminster MarshallLow | 20 m² per resident |
| West ParleyLow | 20 m² per resident |
| West MoorsLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Ferndown TownLow | 18 m² per resident |
| CrichelLow | 16 m² per resident |
| HintonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Gussage All SaintsLow | 16 m² per resident |
| EdmondshamVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| ChalburyVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Gussage St. MichaelVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about East Dorset?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in East Dorset.
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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 02:48 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The East Dorset dataset covers 3,908 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.