How many parks and green spaces are in Martlesham? 4 public parks

Martlesham has 4 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 2.2% of the area: about 45 m² per resident, or 6.3 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
45 m²
More green space than
69% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.3

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 Martlesham?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Martlesham: 10.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Martlesham by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities10.2 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields9.2 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens5.9 hectares · 4 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds5,609 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens3,414 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces2,679 m² · 5 sites
Golf coursesNot counted386 m² · 0 sites

Does Martlesham have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Martlesham has 45 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 69% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Martlesham compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
MartleshamThis area45 m² per resident
Suffolk Coastal44 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 45 m² for every resident adds up to 6.3 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.

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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 04:04 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Martlesham dataset covers 271 postcodes.

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