How many parks and green spaces are in Skegness? 4 public parks
Skegness has 4 public parks among 34 green space sites. Green space covers 1.5% of the area: about 13 m² per resident, or 1.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 13 m²
- Less green space than
- 84% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 1.8
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 SkegnessWhat are the largest parks in Skegness?
Tower Gardens is the largest public park in Skegness, at 2.1 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Tower Gardens | 2.1 hectares |
| Compass Gardens | 8,848 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Skegness?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Skegness: 12.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 12.6 hectares · 4 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 4.8 hectares · 3 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 4.6 hectares · 4 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 2.2 hectares · 5 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1.5 hectares · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 1.3 hectares · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 1 hectares · 12 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 63.2 hectares · 2 sites |
Does Skegness have a lot of green space?
No, less than most areas. Skegness has 13 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 29 m² across East Lindsey. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| SkegnessThis area | 13 m² per resident |
| East Lindsey | 29 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 13 m² for every resident adds up to 1.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very Low means the bottom 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 Skegness?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Skegness.
- What is the average house price in Skegness?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Skegness?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Skegness?
- How do Skegness 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 03:31 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Skegness dataset covers 839 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.