How many parks and green spaces are in New Forest East? 30 public parks
New Forest East has 30 public parks among 258 green space sites. Green space covers 1.2% of the area: about 57 m² per resident, or 8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 57 m²
- More green space than
- 78% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 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 New Forest EastWhat are the largest parks in New Forest East?
Fields Heath is the largest public park in New Forest East, at 99.9 hectares. 13 of the 30 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Fields Heath | 99.9 hectares |
| Blackwell Common | 93.2 hectares |
| Lepe Country Park | 28.8 hectares |
| Holbury Manor Park | 11.1 hectares |
| Bramshaw Common | 5.5 hectares |
| Langdown Lawn Open Space | 3.3 hectares |
| Culverley Green | 2.7 hectares |
| The Green | 2.3 hectares |
| Bartley Green | 1.8 hectares |
| Waters Green | 1 hectares |
| Goose Green | 2,795 m² |
| Prospect Place Park | 1,989 m² |
| Ashlett Green | 752 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in New Forest East?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in New Forest East: 272 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 272 hectares · 30 sites |
| Playing fields | 112 hectares · 45 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 97.8 hectares · 26 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 21.1 hectares · 18 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 19.6 hectares · 35 sites |
| Cemeteries | 8.3 hectares · 7 sites |
| Play spaces | 5.9 hectares · 70 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.4 hectares · 4 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.9 hectares · 14 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 363 hectares · 9 sites |
Does New Forest East have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. New Forest East has 57 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 58 m² across New Forest. More green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| New Forest EastThis area | 57 m² per resident |
| New Forest | 58 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 57 m² for every resident adds up to 8 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.
Which parts of New Forest East have the most green space?
Denny Lodge has the most green space per resident of the 17 areas of New Forest East, at about 2,361 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 |
|---|---|
| Denny LodgeVery High | 2,361 m² per resident |
| Exbury and LepeVery High | 781 m² per resident |
| FawleyVery High | 153 m² per resident |
| BeaulieuVery High | 72 m² per resident |
| MarchwoodVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| East BoldreVery High | 68 m² per resident |
| BramshawVery High | 63 m² per resident |
| LyndhurstHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| BrockenhurstHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| MinsteadHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| CopythorneHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Ashurst and ColburyTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| SwayTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| BoldreTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Totton and ElingLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Netley MarshLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Hythe and DibdenVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about New Forest East?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in New Forest East.
- What is the average house price in New Forest East?
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- How many properties are being sold in New Forest East?
- What type of properties are sold in New Forest East?
- What price range do most homes sell for in New Forest East?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of New Forest East?
- How do New Forest East house prices compare with another area?
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 New Forest East dataset covers 5,754 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.