How many parks and green spaces are in Chilham? 1 public park

Chilham has 1 public park among 11 green space sites. Green space covers 0.2% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
26 m²
Less green space than
58% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.6

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

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What kinds of green space are there in Chilham?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Chilham: 2.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Chilham by type
TypeArea
Playing fields2.5 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds6,199 m² · 1 site
Public parks and gardens5,857 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries4,049 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces3,465 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities2,856 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces1,181 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts1,012 m² · 1 site

Does Chilham have a lot of green space?

About average. Chilham has 26 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 33 m² across Ashford. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Chilham compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ChilhamThis area26 m² per resident
Ashford33 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.6 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.

What else do people ask about Chilham?

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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 03:36 with the latest Land Registry data (June 2026). The Chilham dataset covers 94 postcodes.

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