How many parks and green spaces are in Higham Ferrers? 4 public parks

Higham Ferrers has 4 public parks among 21 green space sites. Green space covers 4.0% of the area: about 37 m² per resident, or 5.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
37 m²
More green space than
60% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.2

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 kinds of green space are there in Higham Ferrers?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Higham Ferrers: 21.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Higham Ferrers by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens21.8 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields8.6 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries1.4 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds6,596 m² · 1 site
Play spaces5,270 m² · 9 sites
Tennis courts2,369 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens2,315 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted24.9 hectares · 1 site

Does Higham Ferrers have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Higham Ferrers has 37 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 71 m² across East Northamptonshire. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Higham Ferrers compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Higham FerrersThis area37 m² per resident
East Northamptonshire71 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 37 m² for every resident adds up to 5.2 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 Higham Ferrers?

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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 04:07 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Higham Ferrers dataset covers 316 postcodes.

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