How many parks and green spaces are in Portsmouth North? 20 public parks
Portsmouth North has 20 public parks among 154 green space sites. Green space covers 5.4% of the area: about 23 m² per resident, or 3.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 23 m²
- Less green space than
- 63% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.2
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 Portsmouth NorthWhat are the largest parks in Portsmouth North?
Milton Common is the largest public park in Portsmouth North, at 42.8 hectares. 7 of the 20 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Milton Common | 42.8 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 3.5 hectares |
| Cosham Park | 2.5 hectares |
| College Park | 2 hectares |
| Gatcombe Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| John Wesley Gardens | 1.1 hectares |
| Watersedge Park Sports and Social Club | 6,678 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Portsmouth North?
Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Portsmouth North: 86.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Other sports facilities | 86.2 hectares · 36 sites |
| Playing fields | 68.8 hectares · 17 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 66.7 hectares · 20 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 19 hectares · 7 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.3 hectares · 44 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 3.8 hectares · 11 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.4 hectares · 8 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.2 hectares · 9 sites |
| Cemeteries | 4,797 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 52.2 hectares · 1 site |
Does Portsmouth North have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Portsmouth North has 23 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 19 m² across Portsmouth. Less green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Portsmouth NorthThis area | 23 m² per resident |
| Portsmouth | 19 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 23 m² for every resident adds up to 3.2 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.
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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 03:24 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Portsmouth North dataset covers 2,643 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.