How many parks and green spaces are in Basingstoke? 68 public parks
Basingstoke has 68 public parks among 358 green space sites. Green space covers 6.9% of the area: about 34 m² per resident, or 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 34 m²
- More green space than
- 56% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.8
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 BasingstokeWhat are the largest parks in Basingstoke?
Basingstoke Common is the largest public park in Basingstoke, at 46.8 hectares. 15 of the 68 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Basingstoke Common | 46.8 hectares |
| Cowdery's Downs | 19.8 hectares |
| War Memorial Park | 19.2 hectares |
| Binfields Woodland Park | 14.9 hectares |
| Stratton Park | 12.3 hectares |
| Popley Community Park | 7.8 hectares |
| Eastrop Park | 6.4 hectares |
| Down Grange Meadow | 5.8 hectares |
| Chineham Park | 5.4 hectares |
| Hatch Warren Park | 4.3 hectares |
| Glebe Gardens | 2.2 hectares |
| Victory Park | 1.1 hectares |
| Chapel Gate | 9,172 m² |
| Newnham Green | 6,155 m² |
| Dandelion Meadow | 1,950 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Basingstoke?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Basingstoke: 257 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 257 hectares · 68 sites |
| Playing fields | 75.1 hectares · 20 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 38.1 hectares · 31 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 26 hectares · 47 sites |
| Play spaces | 11 hectares · 151 sites |
| Cemeteries | 10.3 hectares · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5.8 hectares · 16 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2 hectares · 5 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2 hectares · 14 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 34.3 hectares · 1 site |
Does Basingstoke have a lot of green space?
About average. Basingstoke has 34 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Basingstoke and Deane. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BasingstokeThis area | 34 m² per resident |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 36 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 34 m² for every resident adds up to 4.8 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 Basingstoke have the most green space?
Old Basing and Lychpit has the most green space per resident of the 6 areas of Basingstoke, at about 118 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 |
|---|---|
| Old Basing and LychpitVery High | 118 m² per resident |
| NewnhamHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| ChinehamHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Mapledurwell and Up NatelyTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Sherfield ParkTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| RooksdownVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Basingstoke?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Basingstoke.
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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 03:36 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Basingstoke dataset covers 4,910 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.