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How many parks and green spaces are in Romsey and Southampton North? 26 public parks

Romsey and Southampton North has 26 public parks among 277 green space sites. Green space covers 0.9% of the area: about 134 m² per resident, or 19 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 93% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident: 134 m²
More green space than: 93% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people: 19

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 Romsey and Southampton North?

Itchen Valley Country Park is the largest public park in Romsey and Southampton North, at 176 hectares. 11 of the 26 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Romsey and Southampton North
Park	Size
Itchen Valley Country Park	176 hectares
West Down	26.8 hectares
Home Covert Wood	14.9 hectares
Mill Lane Meadows	10.5 hectares
Tadburn Meadows	5.6 hectares
Ash Barn Rest	3.6 hectares
Mountbatten Park	2.6 hectares
Top Green	2.6 hectares
St Boniface Park	2.5 hectares
Romsey War Memorial Park	2.1 hectares
Lockerley Green	7,323 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Romsey and Southampton North?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Romsey and Southampton North: 120 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Romsey and Southampton North by type
Type	Area
Public parks and gardens	120 hectares · 26 sites
Playing fields	119 hectares · 45 sites
Other sports facilities	81.6 hectares · 19 sites
Cemeteries	34 hectares · 14 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces	18.3 hectares · 24 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds	16.4 hectares · 41 sites
Play spaces	7 hectares · 80 sites
Tennis courts	2.2 hectares · 16 sites
Bowling greens	2.1 hectares · 5 sites
Golf coursesNot counted	359 hectares · 7 sites

Does Romsey and Southampton North have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Romsey and Southampton North has 134 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 93% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Romsey and Southampton North compared with other areas
Area	Per resident
Romsey and Southampton NorthThis area	134 m² per resident
England	38 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales	31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 134 m² for every resident adds up to 19 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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 Romsey and Southampton North?

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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 01:24 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Romsey and Southampton North dataset covers 1,271 postcodes.

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