How many parks and green spaces are in Kessingland? 2 public parks

Kessingland has 2 public parks among 17 green space sites. Green space covers 1.0% of the area: about 16 m² per resident, or 2.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
16 m²
Less green space than
77% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.3

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 are the largest parks in Kessingland?

Harts Meadow Park is the largest public park in Kessingland, at 4,486 m². 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Kessingland
ParkSize
Harts Meadow Park4,486 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Kessingland?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Kessingland: 2.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Kessingland by type
TypeArea
Playing fields2.8 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces1.5 hectares · 5 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.3 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens6,237 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces5,066 m² · 6 sites
Bowling greens2,283 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities600 m² · 1 site

Does Kessingland have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Kessingland has 16 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 48 m² across Waveney. Less green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Kessingland compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
KessinglandThis area16 m² per resident
Waveney48 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 16 m² for every resident adds up to 2.3 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Kessingland?

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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 Kessingland dataset covers 116 postcodes.

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