How many parks and green spaces are in East Hampshire? 48 public parks

East Hampshire has 48 public parks among 403 green space sites. Green space covers 2.6% of the area: about 108 m² per resident, or 15 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 91% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
108 m²
More green space than
91% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
15

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

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What are the largest parks in East Hampshire?

Queen Elizabeth Country Park is the largest public park in East Hampshire, at 601 hectares. 20 of the 48 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in East Hampshire
ParkSize
Queen Elizabeth Country Park601 hectares
Staunton Country Park331 hectares
Broxhead Common102 hectares
Hogmoor Inclosure52.7 hectares
Kingsley Common48.3 hectares
Heath Common36.3 hectares
Radford Park11.8 hectares
Alton Flood Meadow6 hectares
Lowsley Farm5.9 hectares
Merchistoun Park1.9 hectares
Church Meadow1.8 hectares
The Public Gardens1.7 hectares
Holt Pound Recreation Ground1.5 hectares
Barley Fields1.5 hectares
The Green5,780 m²
Upper Green5,163 m²
The Green5,063 m²
Windmill Fields3,395 m²
Upper Green1,764 m²
The Physic Garden716 m²

What kinds of green space are there in East Hampshire?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in East Hampshire: 11 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in East Hampshire by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens11 km² · 48 sites
Playing fields148 hectares · 56 sites
Other sports facilities53.8 hectares · 26 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds37.4 hectares · 63 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces23.4 hectares · 38 sites
Cemeteries21.9 hectares · 12 sites
Play spaces10.6 hectares · 120 sites
Tennis courts4.2 hectares · 20 sites
Bowling greens2.6 hectares · 9 sites
Golf coursesNot counted385 hectares · 11 sites

Does East Hampshire have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. East Hampshire has 108 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 53 m² across Hampshire. More green space per resident than 91% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in East Hampshire compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
East HampshireThis area108 m² per resident
Hampshire53 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 108 m² for every resident adds up to 15 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.

Which parts of East Hampshire have the most green space?

Buriton has the most green space per resident of the 37 areas of East Hampshire, at about 6,125 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of East Hampshire
AreaPer resident
BuritonVery High6,125 m² per resident
LangrishVery High2,781 m² per resident
KingsleyVery High765 m² per resident
East MeonVery High358 m² per resident
ChawtonVery High156 m² per resident
GrayshottVery High119 m² per resident
WieldVery High116 m² per resident
HeadleyVery High98 m² per resident
WhitehillVery High96 m² per resident
East TistedVery High93 m² per resident
BeechVery High76 m² per resident
SheetHigh54 m² per resident
HawkleyHigh54 m² per resident
PetersfieldHigh53 m² per resident
ShaldenHigh47 m² per resident
BentworthHigh43 m² per resident
FroyleHigh42 m² per resident
GreathamHigh42 m² per resident
SelborneHigh41 m² per resident
Froxfield and PrivettHigh37 m² per resident
Colemore and Priors DeanTypical36 m² per resident
BinstedTypical35 m² per resident
AltonTypical29 m² per resident
WorldhamTypical27 m² per resident
Bramshott and LiphookTypical27 m² per resident
LissTypical26 m² per resident
SteepTypical26 m² per resident
RopleyTypical25 m² per resident
MedsteadLow24 m² per resident
LindfordLow22 m² per resident
BentleyLow21 m² per resident
Newton ValenceLow17 m² per resident
Four MarksLow15 m² per resident
LashamLow15 m² per resident
FarringdonVery Low10 m² per resident
StroudVery Low5 m² per resident
West TistedVery Low0 m² per resident

What else do people ask about East Hampshire?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in East Hampshire.

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 02:24 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The East Hampshire dataset covers 5,606 postcodes.

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