How many parks and green spaces are in Herne and Broomfield? 2 public parks
Herne and Broomfield has 2 public parks among 16 green space sites. Green space covers 2.7% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 32 m²
- More green space than
- 53% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.5
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 Herne and BroomfieldWhat are the largest parks in Herne and Broomfield?
Broomfield Community Park is the largest public park in Herne and Broomfield, at 6 hectares. 2 of the 2 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Broomfield Community Park | 6 hectares |
| Herne Bay Crematorium and Memorial Gardens | 3.7 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Herne and Broomfield?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Herne and Broomfield: 9.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 9.8 hectares · 2 sites |
| Cemeteries | 8.5 hectares · 1 site |
| Playing fields | 4.7 hectares · 1 site |
| Other sports facilities | 3.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1.3 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 7,439 m² · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 3,692 m² · 6 sites |
Does Herne and Broomfield have a lot of green space?
About average. Herne and Broomfield has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 27 m² across Canterbury. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Herne and BroomfieldThis area | 32 m² per resident |
| Canterbury | 27 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 32 m² for every resident adds up to 4.5 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.
What else do people ask about Herne and Broomfield?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Herne and Broomfield.
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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 03:37 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Herne and Broomfield dataset covers 243 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.