How many parks and green spaces are in New Forest West? 40 public parks
New Forest West has 40 public parks among 238 green space sites. Green space covers 1.4% of the area: about 60 m² per resident, or 8.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 60 m²
- More green space than
- 80% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 8.4
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
All house prices in New Forest WestWhat are the largest parks in New Forest West?
Hyde Common is the largest public park in New Forest West, at 53 hectares. 17 of the 40 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Hyde Common | 53 hectares |
| Woodside Gardens | 20.4 hectares |
| Barton Common | 16.3 hectares |
| Pennington Common | 11.3 hectares |
| Hightown Common | 8.9 hectares |
| Woodgreen Common | 8.5 hectares |
| Ballard Water Meadow | 6.8 hectares |
| Arnewood Common | 6 hectares |
| Bickerley Common | 3.2 hectares |
| Forest Edge | 1.9 hectares |
| Sweatfords Water Meadow | 1.7 hectares |
| Bath Road Recreation Ground | 1.2 hectares |
| Grove Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Dr Little Gardens | 6,323 m² |
| The Silver Jubilee Gardens | 5,288 m² |
| The Danny Cracknell Pocket Park | 4,486 m² |
| The Green | 1,975 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in New Forest West?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in New Forest West: 328 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 328 hectares · 40 sites |
| Playing fields | 81.8 hectares · 28 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 55.1 hectares · 23 sites |
| Cemeteries | 18.7 hectares · 15 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 17 hectares · 38 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 9.2 hectares · 19 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.1 hectares · 53 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.1 hectares · 13 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.7 hectares · 5 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 214 hectares · 4 sites |
Does New Forest West have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. New Forest West has 60 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 80% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| New Forest WestThis area | 60 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. 60 m² for every resident adds up to 8.4 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.
Which parts of New Forest West have the most green space?
Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley has the most green space per resident of the 20 areas of New Forest West, at about 1,297 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 |
|---|---|
| Ellingham, Harbridge and IbsleyVery High | 1,297 m² per resident |
| HydeVery High | 658 m² per resident |
| SopleyVery High | 250 m² per resident |
| WoodgreenVery High | 190 m² per resident |
| RockbourneVery High | 101 m² per resident |
| DamerhamHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| BreamoreHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| GodshillHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| RingwoodHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| HaleHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Lymington and PenningtonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| FordingbridgeTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| BransgoreTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| HordleTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| MartinTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| New MiltonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| BurleyLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Milford-on-SeaLow | 17 m² per resident |
| WhitsburyLow | 17 m² per resident |
| SandleheathVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about New Forest West?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in New Forest West.
- What is the average house price in New Forest West?
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- How many properties are being sold in New Forest West?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in New Forest West?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of New Forest West?
- How do New Forest West 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 West dataset covers 4,990 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.