How many parks and green spaces are in Southend-on-Sea? 37 public parks
Southend-on-Sea has 37 public parks among 225 green space sites. Green space covers 4.9% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 19 m²
- Less green space than
- 72% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.6
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 Southend-on-SeaWhat are the largest parks in Southend-on-Sea?
Gunners Park is the largest public park in Southend-on-Sea, at 32.1 hectares. 15 of the 37 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Gunners Park | 32.1 hectares |
| Priory Park | 17.9 hectares |
| Southchurch Park | 12.5 hectares |
| Chalkwell Park | 10.3 hectares |
| Blenheim Park | 9.5 hectares |
| Friars Park | 8.1 hectares |
| Oak Wood Park | 6.3 hectares |
| Eastwood Park | 6.3 hectares |
| Bournes Green Park | 4.9 hectares |
| Shoebury Common | 2.9 hectares |
| Southchurch Hall Gardens | 2 hectares |
| Churchill Gardens | 1.8 hectares |
| Scotts Park | 1.6 hectares |
| Repton Green | 2,671 m² |
| The Gardens | 559 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Southend-on-Sea?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Southend-on-Sea: 163 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 163 hectares · 37 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 64.3 hectares · 27 sites |
| Playing fields | 35.1 hectares · 14 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 31.3 hectares · 16 sites |
| Cemeteries | 26.6 hectares · 4 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 11.1 hectares · 29 sites |
| Play spaces | 8.7 hectares · 48 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5.4 hectares · 32 sites |
| Bowling greens | 5.3 hectares · 13 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 195 hectares · 5 sites |
Does Southend-on-Sea have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Southend-on-Sea has 19 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Southend-on-SeaThis area | 19 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. 19 m² for every resident adds up to 2.6 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.
What else do people ask about Southend-on-Sea?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Southend-on-Sea.
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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 01:51 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Southend-on-Sea dataset covers 5,889 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.