How many parks and green spaces are in Leiston? 1 public park
Leiston has 1 public park among 19 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 35 m²
- More green space than
- 58% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.9
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 LeistonWhat kinds of green space are there in Leiston?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Leiston: 9.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 9.3 hectares · 5 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 6.4 hectares · 2 sites |
| Cemeteries | 1.4 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.1 hectares · 2 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 9,615 m² · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 7,910 m² · 5 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 7,357 m² · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 2,605 m² · 1 site |
Does Leiston have a lot of green space?
About average. Leiston has 35 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 44 m² across Suffolk Coastal. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LeistonThis area | 35 m² per resident |
| Suffolk Coastal | 44 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 35 m² for every resident adds up to 4.9 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 Leiston?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Leiston.
- What is the average house price in Leiston?
- When did average house prices in Leiston reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Leiston?
- What type of properties are sold in Leiston?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Leiston?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Leiston?
- How do Leiston 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 04:04 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Leiston dataset covers 224 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.