How many parks and green spaces are in Long Melford? 3 public parks
Long Melford has 3 public parks among 14 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 75 m² per resident, or 11 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 75 m²
- More green space than
- 85% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 11
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 Long MelfordWhat are the largest parks in Long Melford?
Dyehouse Meadow is the largest public park in Long Melford, at 11.6 hectares. 3 of the 3 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Dyehouse Meadow | 11.6 hectares |
| Melford Country Park | 7.6 hectares |
| Melford Green | 2.4 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Long Melford?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Long Melford: 19.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 19.5 hectares · 3 sites |
| Playing fields | 5.4 hectares · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.8 hectares · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 4,018 m² · 3 sites |
Does Long Melford have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Long Melford has 75 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Babergh. More green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Long MelfordThis area | 75 m² per resident |
| Babergh | 47 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 75 m² for every resident adds up to 11 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very High means the top 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 Long Melford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Long Melford.
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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 03:34 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Long Melford dataset covers 146 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.