How many parks and green spaces are in Adur? 14 public parks

Adur has 14 public parks among 130 green space sites. Green space covers 2.6% of the area: about 17 m² per resident, or 2.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
17 m²
Less green space than
75% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.4

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 Adur?

Beach Green is the largest public park in Adur, at 5 hectares. 11 of the 14 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Adur
ParkSize
Beach Green5 hectares
Beach Green1.9 hectares
The Green1.6 hectares
Swiss Gardens1 hectares
Southlands Village Green9,861 m²
Mile Oak Road Open Space4,665 m²
Manor Park Gardens3,586 m²
Cross Road Rest Garden2,498 m²
Manor House Garden2,005 m²
Coronation Green1,437 m²
Headborough Gardens760 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Adur?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Adur: 50.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Adur by type
TypeArea
Playing fields50.5 hectares · 17 sites
Other sports facilities20.5 hectares · 15 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces15.5 hectares · 17 sites
Public parks and gardens15.2 hectares · 14 sites
Cemeteries7.4 hectares · 5 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds5.1 hectares · 12 sites
Play spaces4.3 hectares · 37 sites
Bowling greens1.6 hectares · 4 sites
Tennis courts1.2 hectares · 9 sites

Does Adur have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Adur has 17 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 33 m² across West Sussex. Less green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Adur compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
AdurThis area17 m² per resident
West Sussex33 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 17 m² for every resident adds up to 2.4 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 Adur have the most green space?

Coombes has the most green space per resident of the 3 areas of Adur, at about 43 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of Adur
AreaPer resident
CoombesHigh43 m² per resident
SomptingVery Low13 m² per resident
LancingVery Low12 m² per resident

What else do people ask about Adur?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Adur.

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 03:01 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Adur dataset covers 3,074 postcodes.

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