How many parks and green spaces are in St John's? 3 public parks
St John's has 3 public parks among 21 green space sites. Green space covers 2.9% of the area: about 5 m² per resident, or 0.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 93% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 5 m²
- Less green space than
- 93% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 0.7
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 St John'sWhat kinds of green space are there in St John's?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in St John's: 1.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 1.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Playing fields | 1.4 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8,206 m² · 2 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 5,070 m² · 4 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4,559 m² · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 3,377 m² · 8 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 13.1 hectares · 1 site |
Does St John's have a lot of green space?
No, less than most areas. St John's has 5 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Ipswich. Less green space per resident than 93% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| St John'sThis area | 5 m² per resident |
| Ipswich | 36 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 5 m² for every resident adds up to 0.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very Low means the bottom 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 St John's?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in St John's.
- What is the average house price in St John's?
- When did average house prices in St John's reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in St John's?
- What type of properties are sold in St John's?
- What price range do most homes sell for in St John's?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of St John's?
- How do St John's 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 03:35 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The St John's dataset covers 207 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.