How many parks and green spaces are in Suffolk Coastal? 75 public parks
Suffolk Coastal has 75 public parks among 656 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 44 m² per resident, or 6.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 44 m²
- More green space than
- 69% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.2
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
All house prices in Suffolk CoastalWhat are the largest parks in Suffolk Coastal?
Ipswich Garden Suburb Country Park is the largest public park in Suffolk Coastal, at 26.5 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 34 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Ipswich Garden Suburb Country Park | 26.5 hectares |
| The Green | 7.8 hectares |
| Melton Riverside | 3.8 hectares |
| Grange Meadow | 3.4 hectares |
| Langer Park | 3.1 hectares |
| Castle Green | 3 hectares |
| Fen Meadow | 2.9 hectares |
| Fair Field Green | 2.9 hectares |
| The Green | 2.9 hectares |
| Cliff Gardens | 2.7 hectares |
| Waldringfield Church Field | 2.1 hectares |
| Martello Park | 2.1 hectares |
| Oaks Meadow | 1.9 hectares |
| Elmhurst Park | 1.6 hectares |
| Castle Meadow | 1.4 hectares |
| Ashdale Green | 1.2 hectares |
| Allenby Park | 1 hectares |
| Warren Heath | 1 hectares |
| Houchells Meadow | 9,051 m² |
| Kettleburgh Green | 8,962 m² |
| Legion Green | 7,896 m² |
| Village Green | 7,463 m² |
| Bawdsey Quay | 6,686 m² |
| Kirton Green | 4,250 m² |
| Felixstowe Ferry Millennium Green | 4,236 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Suffolk Coastal?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Suffolk Coastal: 202 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 202 hectares · 92 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 154 hectares · 75 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 77.1 hectares · 39 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 64 hectares · 134 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 48.1 hectares · 58 sites |
| Cemeteries | 20.2 hectares · 31 sites |
| Play spaces | 16.5 hectares · 145 sites |
| Bowling greens | 7.5 hectares · 35 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4.7 hectares · 30 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 780 hectares · 17 sites |
Does Suffolk Coastal have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Suffolk Coastal has 44 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 46 m² across East Suffolk. More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Suffolk CoastalThis area | 44 m² per resident |
| East Suffolk | 46 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 44 m² for every resident adds up to 6.2 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.
Which parts of Suffolk Coastal have the most green space?
Wantisden has the most green space per resident of the 118 areas of Suffolk Coastal, at about 1,769 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| WantisdenVery High | 1,769 m² per resident |
| BawdseyVery High | 969 m² per resident |
| NactonVery High | 455 m² per resident |
| NewbourneVery High | 448 m² per resident |
| SaxteadVery High | 221 m² per resident |
| OrfordVery High | 176 m² per resident |
| BromeswellVery High | 160 m² per resident |
| BlaxhallVery High | 152 m² per resident |
| KnodishallVery High | 149 m² per resident |
| WesterfieldVery High | 144 m² per resident |
| HachestonVery High | 131 m² per resident |
| SweflingVery High | 130 m² per resident |
| SuttonVery High | 127 m² per resident |
| PlayfordVery High | 127 m² per resident |
| SibtonVery High | 122 m² per resident |
| WalberswickVery High | 110 m² per resident |
| RamsholtVery High | 110 m² per resident |
| WestletonVery High | 104 m² per resident |
| ButleyVery High | 104 m² per resident |
| EykeVery High | 99 m² per resident |
| WalpoleVery High | 92 m² per resident |
| Earl SohamVery High | 92 m² per resident |
| BrandestonVery High | 85 m² per resident |
| Campsea AsheVery High | 79 m² per resident |
| EastonVery High | 78 m² per resident |
| MiddletonVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| ShottishamVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| WaldringfieldVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| CharsfieldVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| FristonVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| BrightwellVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| Aldringham cum ThorpeVery High | 67 m² per resident |
| BuckleshamVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| Stratford St AndrewVery High | 65 m² per resident |
| DenningtonVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| BredfieldVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| PeasenhallHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| FramlinghamHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| HuntingfieldHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| RendhamHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| CulphoHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| Kelsale cum CarltonHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| KettleburghHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| Rushmere St AndrewHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| SudbourneHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| ThebertonHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| SnapeHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| AldertonHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| Wickham MarketHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| CratfieldHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| PettistreeHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| MartleshamHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| AldeburghHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Great GlemhamHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| OtleyHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| TunstallHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| ChedistonHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| YoxfordHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Linstead ParvaHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| BadinghamHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| ThoringtonHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| DunwichHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| HemleyHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| LetheringhamHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| FoxhallHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| CloptonHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| CransfordHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| ChillesfordHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| BoytonHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| KirtonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| HooTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| WitneshamTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| BoulgeTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| IkenTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| LeistonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Wenhaston with Mells HamletTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| SaxmundhamTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| FarnhamTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| BruisyardTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| HeveninghamTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| MeltonTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| DarshamTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| HollesleyTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Little GlemhamTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Little BealingsTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| GrundisburghTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| FelixstoweTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| CookleyTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| UffordTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| CretinghamTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Tuddenham St MartinTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Trimley St MaryLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Trimley St MartinLow | 24 m² per resident |
| HasketonLow | 24 m² per resident |
| DallinghooLow | 24 m² per resident |
| WoodbridgeLow | 22 m² per resident |
| MonewdenLow | 22 m² per resident |
| ParhamLow | 21 m² per resident |
| KesgraveLow | 20 m² per resident |
| MarlesfordLow | 18 m² per resident |
| BlythburghLow | 18 m² per resident |
| SwillandLow | 17 m² per resident |
| BramfieldLow | 17 m² per resident |
| LevingtonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| FalkenhamLow | 16 m² per resident |
| BurghLow | 15 m² per resident |
| GedgraveVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Great BealingsVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| BenhallVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| DebachVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Sutton HeathVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| RendleshamVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Purdis FarmVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Linstead MagnaVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Stratton HallVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Capel St. AndrewVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| UbbestonVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| SternfieldVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
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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 (August 2026). The Suffolk Coastal dataset covers 7,048 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.