How many parks and green spaces are in Canterbury? 56 public parks
Canterbury has 56 public parks among 398 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 27 m²
- Less green space than
- 56% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.8
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 CanterburyWhat are the largest parks in Canterbury?
Reculver Country Park is the largest public park in Canterbury, at 26.7 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 27 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Reculver Country Park | 26.7 hectares |
| The Downs | 25.8 hectares |
| Sturry Road Community Park | 20.2 hectares |
| Duncan Down | 16.3 hectares |
| Memorial Park | 7.3 hectares |
| Broomfield Community Park | 6 hectares |
| Herne Bay Crematorium and Memorial Gardens | 3.7 hectares |
| Dukes Meadow | 3.5 hectares |
| Hampton Coastal Park | 3 hectares |
| Dane John Gardens | 2.4 hectares |
| Propsect Field | 2 hectares |
| Westgate Gardens | 1.8 hectares |
| Toddler's Cove | 1.7 hectares |
| Kingsmead Recreation Ground | 1.5 hectares |
| Greyfriars Garden | 1.4 hectares |
| Turners Orchard | 3,847 m² |
| Waltrop Gardens | 3,310 m² |
| Deanery Garden | 3,300 m² |
| Chestfield Village Green | 3,085 m² |
| Castle Gardens | 2,992 m² |
| Village Green | 2,961 m² |
| Tower Gardens | 1,827 m² |
| Lane End Garden | 1,744 m² |
| The Oaks | 1,457 m² |
| Village Green | 1,049 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Canterbury?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Canterbury: 154 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 154 hectares · 56 sites |
| Playing fields | 123 hectares · 56 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 71.4 hectares · 47 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 28.5 hectares · 26 sites |
| Cemeteries | 27 hectares · 17 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 21.6 hectares · 45 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.6 hectares · 119 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.5 hectares · 6 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.9 hectares · 21 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 199 hectares · 5 sites |
Does Canterbury have a lot of green space?
About average. Canterbury has 27 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Kent. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| CanterburyThis area | 27 m² per resident |
| Kent | 41 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 27 m² for every resident adds up to 3.8 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 Canterbury have the most green space?
Fordwich has the most green space per resident of the 27 areas of Canterbury, at about 162 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 |
|---|---|
| FordwichVery High | 162 m² per resident |
| Bekesbourne-with-PatrixbourneVery High | 81 m² per resident |
| BleanVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| BishopsbourneVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| AdishamHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| WalthamHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| PethamHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| BarhamHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Harbledown and Rough CommonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Lower Hardres and NackingtonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| WickhambreauxTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| LittlebourneTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| ChestfieldTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Herne and BroomfieldTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| HackingtonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| KingstonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| BridgeLow | 24 m² per resident |
| ChisletLow | 24 m² per resident |
| CharthamLow | 24 m² per resident |
| HersdenLow | 20 m² per resident |
| ThaningtonLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Upper HardresLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Ickham and WellLow | 15 m² per resident |
| HoathVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| WestbereVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| SturryVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| WomenswoldVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Canterbury?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Canterbury.
- What is the average house price in Canterbury?
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- How many properties are being sold in Canterbury?
- What type of properties are sold in Canterbury?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Canterbury?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Canterbury?
- How do Canterbury 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 02:28 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Canterbury dataset covers 6,072 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.