Parkside is a popular, small development situated just a short walk from local shops and amenities.

Heathfield is a small market town which lies almost equidistant from Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne. The village holds an annual fair named the Heffle Cuckoo Fair each April and a French market held every year on the August Bank Holiday.

Within the town there are two florists, several churches, several restaurants, hair and beauty salons, shops, pubs, a green grocer, a butcher, and two antique shops.