How many parks and green spaces are in Ipswich? 40 public parks
Ipswich has 40 public parks among 270 green space sites. Green space covers 12.6% of the area: about 36 m² per resident, or 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 36 m²
- More green space than
- 60% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.1
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 IpswichWhat are the largest parks in Ipswich?
Orwell Country Park is the largest public park in Ipswich, at 94.9 hectares. 12 of the 40 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Orwell Country Park | 94.9 hectares |
| Chantry Park | 43.9 hectares |
| Christchurch Park | 34.1 hectares |
| Landseer Park | 25.9 hectares |
| Gippeswyk Park | 18.3 hectares |
| Holywells Park | 17.9 hectares |
| Broom Hill Park | 8.5 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 5 hectares |
| Bramford Lane Open Space | 4.9 hectares |
| Ellenbrook Open Space | 4.2 hectares |
| Stonelodge Park | 3.1 hectares |
| Bosmere Green | 1,721 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Ipswich?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Ipswich: 272 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 272 hectares · 40 sites |
| Playing fields | 76.3 hectares · 19 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 67.3 hectares · 38 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 53.5 hectares · 15 sites |
| Cemeteries | 32.8 hectares · 4 sites |
| Play spaces | 8.2 hectares · 98 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 7.6 hectares · 26 sites |
| Bowling greens | 5.2 hectares · 20 sites |
| Tennis courts | 6,377 m² · 9 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 22.7 hectares · 1 site |
Does Ipswich have a lot of green space?
About average. Ipswich has 36 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 49 m² across Suffolk. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| IpswichThis area | 36 m² per resident |
| Suffolk | 49 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 36 m² for every resident adds up to 5.1 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.
Which parts of Ipswich have the most green space?
Gipping has the most green space per resident of the 15 areas of Ipswich, at about 82 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 |
|---|---|
| GippingVery High | 82 m² per resident |
| GainsboroughVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| St Margaret'sVery High | 79 m² per resident |
| RushmereVery High | 67 m² per resident |
| Priory HeathHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| Stoke ParkHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| WhitehouseTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| HolywellsTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Castle HillLow | 19 m² per resident |
| BridgeVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| SpritesVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| AlexandraVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| St John'sVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| BixleyVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
| WestgateVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Ipswich?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Ipswich.
- What is the average house price in Ipswich?
- When did average house prices in Ipswich reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Ipswich?
- What type of properties are sold in Ipswich?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Ipswich?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Ipswich?
- How do Ipswich 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 02:20 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Ipswich dataset covers 4,872 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.