How many parks and green spaces are in Lancing? 4 public parks

Lancing has 4 public parks among 30 green space sites. Green space covers 2.5% of the area: about 12 m² per resident, or 1.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
12 m²
Less green space than
84% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
1.7

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 Lancing?

Beach Green is the largest public park in Lancing, at 5 hectares. 3 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Lancing
ParkSize
Beach Green5 hectares
Manor Park Gardens3,586 m²
Headborough Gardens760 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Lancing?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Lancing: 8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Lancing by type
TypeArea
Playing fields8 hectares · 5 sites
Other sports facilities7.4 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens6.2 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.3 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces1.4 hectares · 11 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7,149 m² · 2 sites
Cemeteries4,512 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens3,134 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts2,397 m² · 2 sites

Does Lancing have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Lancing has 12 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 17 m² across Adur. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Lancing compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
LancingThis area12 m² per resident
Adur17 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 12 m² for every resident adds up to 1.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very Low means the bottom 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 Lancing?

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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 03:51 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Lancing dataset covers 1,038 postcodes.

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