How many parks and green spaces are in Lowestoft? 16 public parks
Lowestoft has 16 public parks among 109 green space sites. Green space covers 8.2% of the area: about 30 m² per resident, or 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 30 m²
- Less green space than
- 52% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.1
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 LowestoftWhat are the largest parks in Lowestoft?
Normanston Park is the largest public park in Lowestoft, at 15.8 hectares. 9 of the 16 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Normanston Park | 15.8 hectares |
| Kirkley Fen Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Great Eastern Linear Park | 4.3 hectares |
| Pakefield Park | 4.3 hectares |
| Rosedale Park | 3 hectares |
| Bellevue Park | 2.7 hectares |
| Wellington Gardens | 2.2 hectares |
| Kensington Gardens | 1.9 hectares |
| Pakefield Green | 4,961 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Lowestoft?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Lowestoft: 49.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 49.3 hectares · 16 sites |
| Playing fields | 40 hectares · 12 sites |
| Cemeteries | 24.7 hectares · 3 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 14.8 hectares · 11 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 13.4 hectares · 16 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 7 hectares · 12 sites |
| Play spaces | 3.6 hectares · 29 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.1 hectares · 7 sites |
| Bowling greens | 8,694 m² · 3 sites |
Does Lowestoft have a lot of green space?
About average. Lowestoft has 30 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 52% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LowestoftThis area | 30 m² per resident |
| Waveney | 48 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 30 m² for every resident adds up to 4.1 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 Lowestoft?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Lowestoft.
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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 Lowestoft dataset covers 1,597 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.