How many parks and green spaces are in Weymouth and Portland? 20 public parks
Weymouth and Portland has 20 public parks among 168 green space sites. Green space covers 5.5% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 35 m²
- More green space than
- 58% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.9
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 Weymouth and PortlandWhat are the largest parks in Weymouth and Portland?
Lodmoor Country Park is the largest public park in Weymouth and Portland, at 106 hectares. 11 of the 20 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Lodmoor Country Park | 106 hectares |
| Nothe Gardens | 6.6 hectares |
| Radipole Park Gardens | 5.9 hectares |
| Verne Common | 2.9 hectares |
| Victoria Gardens | 1.6 hectares |
| Greenhill Gardens | 1.3 hectares |
| Sandsfoot Castle Gardens | 6,664 m² |
| Easton Gardens | 3,442 m² |
| Weston Green | 2,781 m² |
| St John's Gardens | 1,169 m² |
| The Chiswell Walled Garden | 145 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Weymouth and Portland?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Weymouth and Portland: 129 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 129 hectares · 20 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 42 hectares · 18 sites |
| Playing fields | 27.7 hectares · 13 sites |
| Cemeteries | 15.2 hectares · 11 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 15.1 hectares · 29 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 6.1 hectares · 16 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.5 hectares · 48 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.7 hectares · 6 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1 hectares · 6 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 36.9 hectares · 1 site |
Does Weymouth and Portland have a lot of green space?
About average. Weymouth and Portland has 35 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 58% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Weymouth and PortlandThis area | 35 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. 35 m² for every resident adds up to 4.9 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 Weymouth and Portland have the most green space?
Weymouth has the most green space per resident of the 2 areas of Weymouth and Portland, at about 38 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
What else do people ask about Weymouth and Portland?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Weymouth and Portland.
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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 Weymouth and Portland dataset covers 2,352 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.