How many parks and green spaces are in West Sussex? 272 public parks
West Sussex has 272 public parks among 2,350 green space sites. Green space covers 1.4% of the area: about 33 m² per resident, or 4.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 33 m²
- More green space than
- 54% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.6
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 West SussexWhat are the largest parks in West Sussex?
Petworth Park is the largest public park in West Sussex, at 285 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 84 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Petworth Park | 285 hectares |
| Tilgate Park | 92.6 hectares |
| Buchan Country Park | 75.1 hectares |
| Goodwood Country Park | 72.1 hectares |
| Southwater Country Park | 30.5 hectares |
| Sullington Warren | 25.5 hectares |
| Denne Park | 23.6 hectares |
| Horsham Park | 22.9 hectares |
| Goff's Park | 19.8 hectares |
| Henfield Common | 18 hectares |
| The Gallops | 15.5 hectares |
| Oaklands Park | 14 hectares |
| Highdown Gardens | 11.6 hectares |
| The Brooklands Pleasure Grounds | 11.3 hectares |
| Hotham Park | 9 hectares |
| Brookfield Park | 8.9 hectares |
| Grattons Park | 8.6 hectares |
| Borde Hill Garden | 7.8 hectares |
| Surrey and Sussex Crematorium and Garden of Remembrance | 6.8 hectares |
| John Cowdray Arboretum | 6.4 hectares |
| Longcroft Park | 6.2 hectares |
| West Park Amenity Area | 5.2 hectares |
| The Green | 5.1 hectares |
| Beach Green | 5 hectares |
| St John's Park | 4.8 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in West Sussex?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in West Sussex: 13 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 13 km² · 272 sites |
| Playing fields | 855 hectares · 324 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 383 hectares · 178 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 146 hectares · 200 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 123 hectares · 289 sites |
| Cemeteries | 100 hectares · 76 sites |
| Play spaces | 58.7 hectares · 783 sites |
| Tennis courts | 19.2 hectares · 138 sites |
| Bowling greens | 18.8 hectares · 58 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 19 km² · 32 sites |
Does West Sussex have a lot of green space?
About average. West Sussex has 33 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 54% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| West SussexThis area | 33 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. 33 m² for every resident adds up to 4.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 West Sussex have the most green space?
Chichester has the most green space per resident of the 7 areas of West Sussex, at about 66 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 |
|---|---|
| ChichesterVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| HorshamTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Mid SussexTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| CrawleyTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| ArunLow | 20 m² per resident |
| WorthingLow | 18 m² per resident |
| AdurLow | 17 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about West Sussex?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in West Sussex.
- What is the average house price in West Sussex?
- When did average house prices in West Sussex reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in West Sussex?
- What type of properties are sold in West Sussex?
- What price range do most homes sell for in West Sussex?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of West Sussex?
- How do West Sussex house prices compare with another area?
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 6 October 2026 at 23:43 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The West Sussex dataset covers 39,222 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.