How many parks and green spaces are in St. Leonards and St. Ives? 2 public parks

St. Leonards and St. Ives has 2 public parks among 16 green space sites. Green space covers 23.4% of the area: about 741 m² per resident, or 104 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
741 m²
More green space than
98% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
104

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 St. Leonards and St. Ives?

Moors Valley Country Park is the largest public park in St. Leonards and St. Ives, at 585 hectares. 2 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in St. Leonards and St. Ives
ParkSize
Moors Valley Country Park585 hectares
Avon Heath Country Park207 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in St. Leonards and St. Ives?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in St. Leonards and St. Ives: 572 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in St. Leonards and St. Ives by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens572 hectares · 2 sites
Other sports facilities7.6 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields4.7 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces5,070 m² · 3 sites
Bowling greens2,377 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts2,128 m² · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1,968 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted26.1 hectares · 0 sites

Does St. Leonards and St. Ives have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. St. Leonards and St. Ives has 741 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 95 m² across East Dorset. More green space per resident than 98% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in St. Leonards and St. Ives compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
St. Leonards and St. IvesThis area741 m² per resident
East Dorset95 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 741 m² for every resident adds up to 104 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 03:45 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The St. Leonards and St. Ives dataset covers 275 postcodes.

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