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.
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 St. Leonards and St. IvesMoors 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.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Moors Valley Country Park | 585 hectares |
| Avon Heath Country Park | 207 hectares |
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.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 572 hectares · 2 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 7.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Playing fields | 4.7 hectares · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 5,070 m² · 3 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2,377 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 2,128 m² · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1,968 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 26.1 hectares · 0 sites |
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.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| St. Leonards and St. IvesThis area | 741 m² per resident |
| East Dorset | 95 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 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.
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in St. Leonards and St. Ives.
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.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.