How many parks and green spaces are in Eastleigh? 59 public parks
Eastleigh has 59 public parks among 302 green space sites. Green space covers 10.2% of the area: about 64 m² per resident, or 9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 81% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 64 m²
- More green space than
- 81% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 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 EastleighWhat are the largest parks in Eastleigh?
River Hamble Country Park is the largest public park in Eastleigh, at 164 hectares. 22 of the 59 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| River Hamble Country Park | 164 hectares |
| Royal Victoria Country Park | 71.5 hectares |
| Fleming Park | 25 hectares |
| Lakeside Country Park | 23.7 hectares |
| Fountains Park | 22.8 hectares |
| Knowle Park | 19.6 hectares |
| Flexford Nature Reserve | 19.2 hectares |
| Hatch Grange | 14.9 hectares |
| Dowds Farm Park | 8.9 hectares |
| Hocombe Mead | 8.4 hectares |
| Bacon Hill Woodland Park | 5.2 hectares |
| Avenue Park | 5 hectares |
| Common Fields | 4.2 hectares |
| Bursledon Common | 3.8 hectares |
| Kestrel Park | 3.5 hectares |
| North End Nature Park | 2.5 hectares |
| Hound Corner Ecology Park | 1.9 hectares |
| The Park | 1.5 hectares |
| Solent Meadows | 6,463 m² |
| Hamble Green | 4,548 m² |
| Woodpecker Way Millenium Green | 1,696 m² |
| Goodall's Meadow | 1,219 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Eastleigh?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Eastleigh: 638 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 638 hectares · 59 sites |
| Playing fields | 106 hectares · 31 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 75.6 hectares · 29 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 28.8 hectares · 26 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 16.1 hectares · 27 sites |
| Cemeteries | 14.5 hectares · 12 sites |
| Play spaces | 5.9 hectares · 96 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5.2 hectares · 15 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.4 hectares · 5 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 93.6 hectares · 2 sites |
Does Eastleigh have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Eastleigh has 64 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 81% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| EastleighThis area | 64 m² per resident |
| Hampshire | 53 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 64 m² for every resident adds up to 9 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 Eastleigh have the most green space?
Botley has the most green space per resident of the 11 areas of Eastleigh, at about 212 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 |
|---|---|
| BotleyVery High | 212 m² per resident |
| HoundVery High | 181 m² per resident |
| West EndVery High | 99 m² per resident |
| Hamble-le-RiceHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| Hedge EndHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Fair Oak and Horton HeathTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Chandler's FordTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| BursledonLow | 23 m² per resident |
| AllbrookVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| BishopstokeVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Boyatt WoodVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Eastleigh?
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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 02:25 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Eastleigh dataset covers 7,709 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.