How many parks and green spaces are in Haywards Heath? 14 public parks
Haywards Heath has 14 public parks among 84 green space sites. Green space covers 9.3% 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 Haywards HeathWhat are the largest parks in Haywards Heath?
Muster Green is the largest public park in Haywards Heath, at 8,873 m². 1 of the 14 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Muster Green | 8,873 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Haywards Heath?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Haywards Heath: 45.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 45.1 hectares · 14 sites |
| Playing fields | 31.9 hectares · 8 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 6.3 hectares · 5 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 4.7 hectares · 5 sites |
| Cemeteries | 4.1 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 2.5 hectares · 40 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.4 hectares · 4 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4,982 m² · 4 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4,250 m² · 2 sites |
Does Haywards Heath have a lot of green space?
About average. Haywards Heath has 30 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Mid Sussex. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Haywards HeathThis area | 30 m² per resident |
| Mid Sussex | 36 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 Haywards Heath have the most green space?
Lucastes has the most green space per resident of the 5 areas of Haywards Heath, at about 64 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 |
|---|---|
| LucastesVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| BentswoodLow | 23 m² per resident |
| FranklandsLow | 20 m² per resident |
| HeathLow | 17 m² per resident |
| AshengroundLow | 16 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Haywards Heath?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Haywards Heath.
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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 03:51 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Haywards Heath dataset covers 1,578 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.