How many parks and green spaces are in Portsmouth South? 32 public parks
Portsmouth South has 32 public parks among 160 green space sites. Green space covers 10.2% of the area: about 16 m² per resident, or 2.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 16 m²
- Less green space than
- 77% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.2
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 SouthWhat are the largest parks in Portsmouth South?
Southsea Common is the largest public park in Portsmouth South, at 35.6 hectares. 18 of the 32 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Southsea Common | 35.6 hectares |
| Rose Garden | 12.5 hectares |
| Pembroke Gardens | 5.4 hectares |
| Milton Park | 5.3 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 3.8 hectares |
| Kingston Park | 2.8 hectares |
| Buckland Park | 2 hectares |
| St James Green | 1.9 hectares |
| Ravelin Park | 1.6 hectares |
| The Rock Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| Governor's Green | 1.5 hectares |
| South Parade Gardens | 1.3 hectares |
| Buckingham Green | 1.1 hectares |
| Milton Locks Nature Reserve | 7,337 m² |
| Wimbledon Park | 6,764 m² |
| Clarendon Gardens | 5,158 m² |
| Waverley Gardens | 3,305 m² |
| Britannia Gardens | 765 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Portsmouth South?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Portsmouth South: 82.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 82.7 hectares · 32 sites |
| Cemeteries | 37.6 hectares · 4 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 30.5 hectares · 37 sites |
| Playing fields | 13.3 hectares · 4 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 8.5 hectares · 4 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 4.7 hectares · 8 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.4 hectares · 56 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.8 hectares · 12 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1 hectares · 3 sites |
Does Portsmouth South have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Portsmouth South has 16 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 77% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Portsmouth SouthThis area | 16 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. 16 m² for every resident adds up to 2.2 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 South dataset covers 3,862 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.