How many parks and green spaces are in Dartford? 37 public parks
Dartford has 37 public parks among 232 green space sites. Green space covers 5.6% of the area: about 37 m² per resident, or 5.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 37 m²
- More green space than
- 60% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.2
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 DartfordWhat are the largest parks in Dartford?
Dartford Heath is the largest public park in Dartford, at 171 hectares. 14 of the 37 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Dartford Heath | 171 hectares |
| Darenth Country Park | 30.5 hectares |
| Beacon Wood Country Park | 27.2 hectares |
| Swanscombe Heritage Park | 26.3 hectares |
| Central Park | 12.6 hectares |
| Heath Lane Open Space | 6 hectares |
| Worcester Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Hesketh Park | 4.4 hectares |
| Wilmington Common | 2.7 hectares |
| Enchanted Woodland | 1.7 hectares |
| Longfield Community Park | 1.6 hectares |
| Saxon Park | 1.4 hectares |
| Ingress Park | 5,324 m² |
| Stone | 1,016 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Dartford?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Dartford: 307 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 307 hectares · 37 sites |
| Playing fields | 63.6 hectares · 26 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 22.4 hectares · 21 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 20.4 hectares · 24 sites |
| Cemeteries | 12.7 hectares · 7 sites |
| Play spaces | 10.9 hectares · 90 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 10.2 hectares · 15 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2 hectares · 7 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3,407 m² · 3 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 99.4 hectares · 2 sites |
Does Dartford have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Dartford has 37 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Kent. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| DartfordThis area | 37 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. 37 m² for every resident adds up to 5.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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 Dartford have the most green space?
Bean has the most green space per resident of the 8 areas of Dartford, at about 175 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 |
|---|---|
| BeanVery High | 175 m² per resident |
| DarenthVery High | 92 m² per resident |
| SouthfleetTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Swanscombe and GreenhitheTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| WilmingtonLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Sutton-at-Hone and HawleyLow | 22 m² per resident |
| StoneLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Longfield and New BarnVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Dartford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Dartford.
- What is the average house price in Dartford?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Dartford?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Dartford?
- How do Dartford 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 02:29 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Dartford dataset covers 3,460 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.