How many parks and green spaces are in Rye? 3 public parks

Rye has 3 public parks among 23 green space sites. Green space covers 5.5% of the area: about 53 m² per resident, or 7.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
53 m²
More green space than
75% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
7.4

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 Rye?

Rye Community Garden is the largest public park in Rye, at 2,609 m². 1 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Rye
ParkSize
Rye Community Garden2,609 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Rye?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Rye: 11.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Rye by type
TypeArea
Playing fields11.4 hectares · 4 sites
Public parks and gardens5.4 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities2.2 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.9 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries1.6 hectares · 0 sites
Play spaces7,443 m² · 5 sites
Tennis courts6,875 m² · 5 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4,726 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens3,504 m² · 1 site

Does Rye have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Rye has 53 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 31 m² across Rother. More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Rye compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
RyeThis area53 m² per resident
Rother31 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 53 m² for every resident adds up to 7.4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

High means the second-highest 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 Rye?

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

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 03:52 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Rye dataset covers 345 postcodes.

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