How many parks and green spaces are in Hedge End? 10 public parks

Hedge End has 10 public parks among 42 green space sites. Green space covers 9.9% of the area: about 39 m² per resident, or 5.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
39 m²
More green space than
63% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.4

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 Hedge End?

Dowds Farm Park is the largest public park in Hedge End, at 8.9 hectares. 3 of the 10 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Hedge End
ParkSize
Dowds Farm Park8.9 hectares
Common Fields4.2 hectares
Goodall's Meadow1,219 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Hedge End?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Hedge End: 65.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Hedge End by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens65.7 hectares · 10 sites
Playing fields9.2 hectares · 4 sites
Other sports facilities5.6 hectares · 5 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds3.5 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3.1 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries9,125 m² · 1 site
Play spaces8,687 m² · 13 sites
Tennis courts2,818 m² · 3 sites
Bowling greens2,507 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted6.8 hectares · 1 site

Does Hedge End have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Hedge End has 39 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 64 m² across Eastleigh. More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Hedge End compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Hedge EndThis area39 m² per resident
Eastleigh64 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 39 m² for every resident adds up to 5.4 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.

What else do people ask about Hedge End?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Hedge End.

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 Hedge End dataset covers 1,258 postcodes.

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