How many parks and green spaces are in Hastings? 36 public parks
Hastings has 36 public parks among 186 green space sites. Green space covers 17.2% of the area: about 58 m² per resident, or 8.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 58 m²
- More green space than
- 79% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 8.2
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 HastingsWhat are the largest parks in Hastings?
Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve is the largest public park in Hastings, at 326 hectares. 20 of the 36 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve | 326 hectares |
| St Helen's Wood | 40.4 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 36.1 hectares |
| West Hill | 9.3 hectares |
| White Rock Gardens | 6.8 hectares |
| Linton Gardens | 2.5 hectares |
| Gensing Gardens | 2.3 hectares |
| Warrior Square Gardens | 1.9 hectares |
| Markwick Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| West Marina Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| St Leonard's Gardens | 1.4 hectares |
| Amherst Gardens | 1.1 hectares |
| Cornwallis Gardens | 5,227 m² |
| Wellington Square | 3,125 m² |
| Dukes Green | 836 m² |
| Fortune of War | 694 m² |
| The Pocket Park | 616 m² |
| Butlers Gap | 276 m² |
| Swan Inn Memorial Gardens | 247 m² |
| Old Town Maritime Garden | 33 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Hastings?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Hastings: 440 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 440 hectares · 36 sites |
| Playing fields | 30 hectares · 9 sites |
| Cemeteries | 27.8 hectares · 4 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 20.6 hectares · 18 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 14.8 hectares · 23 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 6.1 hectares · 18 sites |
| Play spaces | 3.3 hectares · 62 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.8 hectares · 9 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.7 hectares · 7 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 2.2 hectares · 0 sites |
Does Hastings have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Hastings has 58 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across East Sussex. More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| HastingsThis area | 58 m² per resident |
| East Sussex | 41 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 58 m² for every resident adds up to 8.2 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 Hastings have the most green space?
Ore has the most green space per resident of the 4 areas of Hastings, at about 506 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 |
|---|---|
| OreVery High | 506 m² per resident |
| Old HastingsVery High | 100 m² per resident |
| BairdHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| TressellVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Hastings?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Hastings.
- What is the average house price in Hastings?
- When did average house prices in Hastings reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Hastings?
- What type of properties are sold in Hastings?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Hastings?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Hastings?
- How do Hastings 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 7 October 2026 at 03:03 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Hastings dataset covers 3,134 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.