How many parks and green spaces are in Gosport? 26 public parks

Gosport has 26 public parks among 158 green space sites. Green space covers 12.5% of the area: about 42 m² per resident, or 5.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
42 m²
More green space than
67% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.9

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

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What are the largest parks in Gosport?

Alver Valley Country Park is the largest public park in Gosport, at 172 hectares. 10 of the 26 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Gosport
ParkSize
Alver Valley Country Park172 hectares
Walpole Park6.8 hectares
Stanley Park5.8 hectares
Leesland Park4.7 hectares
Bridgemary Park3 hectares
Privett Gardens1.7 hectares
Anglesey Gardens1.3 hectares
Falkland Gardens7,443 m²
Ewer Common6,594 m²
Foster Gardens4,434 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Gosport?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Gosport: 207 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Gosport by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens207 hectares · 26 sites
Playing fields63.8 hectares · 16 sites
Other sports facilities26.8 hectares · 25 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces22.8 hectares · 12 sites
Cemeteries18.8 hectares · 5 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4.7 hectares · 11 sites
Play spaces3.1 hectares · 50 sites
Bowling greens2.4 hectares · 6 sites
Tennis courts1.3 hectares · 6 sites
Golf coursesNot counted46 hectares · 1 site

Does Gosport have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Gosport has 42 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 67% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Gosport compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
GosportThis area42 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. 42 m² for every resident adds up to 5.9 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 Gosport?

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

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 02:26 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Gosport dataset covers 2,345 postcodes.

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