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

Darenth has 1 public park among 13 green space sites. Green space covers 4.8% of the area: about 92 m² per resident, or 13 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 88% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
92 m²
More green space than
88% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
13

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 are the largest parks in Darenth?

Darenth Country Park is the largest public park in Darenth, at 30.5 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Darenth
ParkSize
Darenth Country Park30.5 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Darenth?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Darenth: 30.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Darenth by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens30.5 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields5.7 hectares · 3 sites
Cemeteries8,757 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces8,579 m² · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces7,703 m² · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds6,125 m² · 1 site

Does Darenth have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Darenth has 92 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Dartford. More green space per resident than 88% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Darenth compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
DarenthThis area92 m² per resident
Dartford37 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 92 m² for every resident adds up to 13 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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.

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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 Darenth dataset covers 94 postcodes.

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