How many parks and green spaces are in Forest Heath? 22 public parks
Forest Heath has 22 public parks among 236 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 30 m²
- Less green space than
- 51% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.2
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 Forest HeathWhat are the largest parks in Forest Heath?
Aspal Close Local Nature Reserve is the largest public park in Forest Heath, at 20.5 hectares. 8 of the 22 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Aspal Close Local Nature Reserve | 20.5 hectares |
| Brandon Country Park | 14.4 hectares |
| Half Moon Park | 8,437 m² |
| King Edward VII Memorial Grounds | 6,825 m² |
| The Green | 6,531 m² |
| The Shed Community Garden | 5,559 m² |
| The Orchard | 5,081 m² |
| The Green | 1,724 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Forest Heath?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Forest Heath: 71.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 71.7 hectares · 26 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 49.2 hectares · 22 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 25.1 hectares · 21 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 24.1 hectares · 14 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 14.9 hectares · 35 sites |
| Cemeteries | 11 hectares · 10 sites |
| Play spaces | 7.1 hectares · 94 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.9 hectares · 7 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.1 hectares · 6 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 28.8 hectares · 1 site |
Does Forest Heath have a lot of green space?
About average. Forest Heath has 30 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 65 m² across West Suffolk. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Forest HeathThis area | 30 m² per resident |
| West Suffolk | 65 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 4.2 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 Forest Heath have the most green space?
Gazeley has the most green space per resident of the 22 areas of Forest Heath, at about 133 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 |
|---|---|
| GazeleyVery High | 133 m² per resident |
| Santon DownhamVery High | 99 m² per resident |
| IcklinghamVery High | 89 m² per resident |
| CavenhamVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| FreckenhamHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| ExningHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny HillHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| West RowHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| NewmarketTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Barton MillsTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| BrandonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| MoultonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| HighamLow | 24 m² per resident |
| DalhamLow | 24 m² per resident |
| TuddenhamLow | 22 m² per resident |
| LakenheathLow | 21 m² per resident |
| WorlingtonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| MildenhallLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Red LodgeLow | 15 m² per resident |
| HerringswellVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| KentfordVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| EriswellVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Forest Heath?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Forest Heath.
- What is the average house price in Forest Heath?
- When did average house prices in Forest Heath reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Forest Heath?
- What type of properties are sold in Forest Heath?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Forest Heath?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Forest Heath?
- How do Forest Heath 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 03:34 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Forest Heath dataset covers 2,464 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.