How many parks and green spaces are in East Sussex? 163 public parks
East Sussex has 163 public parks among 1,505 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 41 m²
- More green space than
- 66% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.8
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 East SussexWhat are the largest parks in East Sussex?
Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve is the largest public park in East Sussex, at 326 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 70 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve | 326 hectares |
| Seven Sisters Country Park | 280 hectares |
| Ditchling Common | 72.3 hectares |
| Shinewater Park | 71 hectares |
| St Helen's Wood | 40.4 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 36.1 hectares |
| Walshes Park | 30.5 hectares |
| Horsted Green Park | 29.4 hectares |
| Bexhill Down | 16.2 hectares |
| Hampden Park Arboretum and History Garden | 15.3 hectares |
| Princes Park | 14.5 hectares |
| Gildredge Park | 9.6 hectares |
| West Hill | 9.3 hectares |
| Jarvis Brook Country Park | 7.4 hectares |
| Chatsworth Park | 7.2 hectares |
| Broad Oak Park | 7 hectares |
| White Rock Gardens | 6.8 hectares |
| Anderita Park | 6.8 hectares |
| Egerton Park | 5.3 hectares |
| Sovereign Park | 5.3 hectares |
| Millennium Green | 4 hectares |
| Gillham Wood Nature Reserve | 3.4 hectares |
| Drove Park | 3.3 hectares |
| Stoneywish Country Park | 2.8 hectares |
| Linton Gardens | 2.5 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in East Sussex?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in East Sussex: 12 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 12 km² · 163 sites |
| Playing fields | 556 hectares · 218 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 300 hectares · 135 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 109 hectares · 141 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 91.4 hectares · 224 sites |
| Cemeteries | 87.6 hectares · 46 sites |
| Play spaces | 32.7 hectares · 402 sites |
| Bowling greens | 18.5 hectares · 59 sites |
| Tennis courts | 11.8 hectares · 87 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 18 km² · 30 sites |
Does East Sussex have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. East Sussex has 41 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| East SussexThis area | 41 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. 41 m² for every resident adds up to 5.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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 Sussex have the most green space?
Hastings has the most green space per resident of the 5 areas of East Sussex, at about 58 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 |
|---|---|
| HastingsHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| WealdenHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| RotherTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| LewesTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| EastbourneTypical | 29 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about East Sussex?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in East Sussex.
- What is the average house price in East Sussex?
- When did average house prices in East Sussex reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in East Sussex?
- What type of properties are sold in East Sussex?
- What price range do most homes sell for in East Sussex?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of East Sussex?
- How do East Sussex house prices compare with another area?
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 6 October 2026 at 23:47 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The East Sussex dataset covers 24,557 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.