How many parks and green spaces are in Southampton Test? 15 public parks
Southampton Test has 15 public parks among 150 green space sites. Green space covers 11.1% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 24 m²
- Less green space than
- 62% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.3
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
All house prices in Southampton TestWhat are the largest parks in Southampton Test?
Southampton Common is the largest public park in Southampton Test, at 143 hectares. 6 of the 15 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Southampton Common | 143 hectares |
| Shirley Pond Park | 5.6 hectares |
| Freemantle Lake Park | 1.9 hectares |
| Asylum Green | 1.6 hectares |
| Redbridge Wharf Park | 1.2 hectares |
| Cedar Lodge Park | 1.1 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Southampton Test?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Southampton Test: 161 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 161 hectares · 15 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 40.5 hectares · 18 sites |
| Playing fields | 31.5 hectares · 10 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 17.7 hectares · 17 sites |
| Cemeteries | 11.2 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 6.2 hectares · 59 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5.5 hectares · 16 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.5 hectares · 3 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1 hectares · 10 sites |
Does Southampton Test have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Southampton Test has 24 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 27 m² across Southampton. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Southampton TestThis area | 24 m² per resident |
| Southampton | 27 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 24 m² for every resident adds up to 3.3 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.
Which parts of Southampton Test have the most green space?
Millbrook has the most green space per resident of the 2 areas of Southampton Test, at about 12 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| MillbrookVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| FreemantleVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Southampton Test?
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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 03:26 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Southampton Test dataset covers 6,541 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.