How many parks and green spaces are in Mid Sussex? 68 public parks
Mid Sussex has 68 public parks among 498 green space sites. Green space covers 1.6% of the area: about 36 m² per resident, or 5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 36 m²
- More green space than
- 59% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5
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 Mid SussexWhat are the largest parks in Mid Sussex?
Borde Hill Garden is the largest public park in Mid Sussex, at 7.8 hectares. 11 of the 68 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Borde Hill Garden | 7.8 hectares |
| St John's Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Staplefield Common | 3.4 hectares |
| Brooklands Park | 3 hectares |
| Scayneshill Common | 2.2 hectares |
| Marle Place Park | 1.1 hectares |
| Muster Green | 8,873 m² |
| Crossways Open Space | 6,861 m² |
| The Memorial Recreation Ground | 5,807 m² |
| Halsford Green | 4,451 m² |
| Upper Staplefield Common | 3,731 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Mid Sussex?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Mid Sussex: 235 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 235 hectares · 68 sites |
| Playing fields | 200 hectares · 68 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 44 hectares · 31 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 25.7 hectares · 38 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 23.6 hectares · 40 sites |
| Cemeteries | 18.3 hectares · 13 sites |
| Play spaces | 13 hectares · 189 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5.1 hectares · 32 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.4 hectares · 10 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 463 hectares · 9 sites |
Does Mid Sussex have a lot of green space?
About average. Mid Sussex has 36 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 33 m² across West Sussex. More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Mid SussexThis area | 36 m² per resident |
| West Sussex | 33 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 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 Mid Sussex have the most green space?
Ardingly has the most green space per resident of the 24 areas of Mid Sussex, at about 595 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 |
|---|---|
| ArdinglyVery High | 595 m² per resident |
| FulkingVery High | 146 m² per resident |
| Ansty and StaplefieldVery High | 121 m² per resident |
| PoyningsVery High | 116 m² per resident |
| AlbourneVery High | 103 m² per resident |
| Turners HillVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| SlaughamVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| TwinehamHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| CuckfieldHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| West HoathlyHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| NewtimberHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Hurstpierpoint and Sayers CommonHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| HassocksTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| LindfieldTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| BalcombeTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| BolneyTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Haywards HeathTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Horsted KeynesTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Lindfield RuralLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Ashurst WoodLow | 23 m² per resident |
| East GrinsteadLow | 21 m² per resident |
| PyecombeLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Burgess HillLow | 16 m² per resident |
| WorthVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Mid Sussex?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Mid Sussex.
- What is the average house price in Mid Sussex?
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- How many properties are being sold in Mid Sussex?
- What type of properties are sold in Mid Sussex?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Mid Sussex?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Mid Sussex?
- How do Mid Sussex 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 03:01 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Mid Sussex dataset covers 6,606 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.