How many parks and green spaces are in Shanklin? 3 public parks

Shanklin has 3 public parks among 15 green space sites. Green space covers 1.9% of the area: about 17 m² per resident, or 2.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
17 m²
Less green space than
76% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.3

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 Shanklin?

Tower Gardens is the largest public park in Shanklin, at 2.5 hectares. 2 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Shanklin
ParkSize
Tower Gardens2.5 hectares
Rylstone Gardens1.9 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Shanklin?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Shanklin: 6.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Shanklin by type
TypeArea
Playing fields6.8 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens4.9 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.6 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds9,370 m² · 3 sites
Other sports facilities5,314 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,485 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens2,243 m² · 1 site

Does Shanklin have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Shanklin has 17 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across Isle of Wight. Less green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Shanklin compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ShanklinThis area17 m² per resident
Isle of Wight38 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 17 m² for every resident adds up to 2.3 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Shanklin?

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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 03:22 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Shanklin dataset covers 372 postcodes.

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