How many parks and green spaces are in Worthing? 24 public parks
Worthing has 24 public parks among 139 green space sites. Green space covers 5.9% of the area: about 18 m² per resident, or 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 18 m²
- Less green space than
- 73% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.5
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 WorthingWhat are the largest parks in Worthing?
The Gallops is the largest public park in Worthing, at 15.5 hectares. 13 of the 24 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| The Gallops | 15.5 hectares |
| Highdown Gardens | 11.6 hectares |
| The Brooklands Pleasure Grounds | 11.3 hectares |
| Longcroft Park | 6.2 hectares |
| Homefield Park | 4.4 hectares |
| Beach House Park | 4 hectares |
| Lyons Farm Open Space | 1.2 hectares |
| Marine Gardens | 1.1 hectares |
| Steyne Gardens | 1 hectares |
| Amelia Park | 8,706 m² |
| Denton Gardens | 8,190 m² |
| Church House Gardens | 6,638 m² |
| The Molson Garden | 1,794 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Worthing?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Worthing: 86.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 86.2 hectares · 24 sites |
| Playing fields | 57.2 hectares · 18 sites |
| Cemeteries | 20.9 hectares · 3 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 19.2 hectares · 9 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 15.8 hectares · 10 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 4.8 hectares · 17 sites |
| Play spaces | 3.5 hectares · 39 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.8 hectares · 6 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2 hectares · 10 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 198 hectares · 3 sites |
Does Worthing have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Worthing has 18 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 73% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| WorthingThis area | 18 m² per resident |
| West Sussex | 33 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 18 m² for every resident adds up to 2.5 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 Worthing?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Worthing.
- What is the average house price in Worthing?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Worthing?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Worthing?
- How do Worthing 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 7 October 2026 at 03:02 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Worthing dataset covers 4,531 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.