How many parks and green spaces are in Folkestone and Hythe? 47 public parks
Folkestone and Hythe has 47 public parks among 309 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 38 m² per resident, or 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 38 m²
- More green space than
- 61% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.3
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 Folkestone and HytheWhat are the largest parks in Folkestone and Hythe?
East Cliff and Warren Country Park is the largest public park in Folkestone and Hythe, at 91.2 hectares. 21 of the 47 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| East Cliff and Warren Country Park | 91.2 hectares |
| Brockhill Country Park | 21.7 hectares |
| Common | 20.8 hectares |
| Lower Leas Coastal Park | 17.6 hectares |
| Radnor Park | 7.9 hectares |
| Romney Warren Country Park | 4.1 hectares |
| The Greens | 3.1 hectares |
| The Grove | 2.1 hectares |
| Millennium Wood | 1.8 hectares |
| Holman's Field | 1.4 hectares |
| Kingsnorth Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Farthing Common | 1.2 hectares |
| Village Green | 1 hectares |
| St Martins Field | 9,696 m² |
| Oaklands | 8,553 m² |
| Brabner Park | 5,896 m² |
| Folkestone Garden of Remembrance | 3,050 m² |
| Payers Park | 2,979 m² |
| Countrys Field Millennium Park | 2,578 m² |
| Sandgate Community Garden | 661 m² |
| Mackeson Square | 518 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Folkestone and Hythe?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Folkestone and Hythe: 200 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 200 hectares · 47 sites |
| Playing fields | 107 hectares · 46 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 38.8 hectares · 25 sites |
| Cemeteries | 30.7 hectares · 11 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 17.2 hectares · 42 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 12.6 hectares · 16 sites |
| Play spaces | 6.3 hectares · 91 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.4 hectares · 10 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.2 hectares · 14 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 338 hectares · 7 sites |
Does Folkestone and Hythe have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Folkestone and Hythe has 38 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 61% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Folkestone and HytheThis area | 38 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. 38 m² for every resident adds up to 5.3 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 Folkestone and Hythe have the most green space?
Stelling Minnis has the most green space per resident of the 30 areas of Folkestone and Hythe, at about 384 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 |
|---|---|
| Stelling MinnisVery High | 384 m² per resident |
| Monks HortonVery High | 350 m² per resident |
| SaltwoodVery High | 306 m² per resident |
| NewingtonVery High | 280 m² per resident |
| PaddlesworthVery High | 103 m² per resident |
| BrooklandVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| StowtingHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| LymingeHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| HawkingeHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| ElhamHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| SwingfieldHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| FolkestoneHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| SellindgeTypical | 37 m² per resident |
| LympneTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| IvychurchTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| SnargateTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| New RomneyTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| HytheTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| ElmstedLow | 24 m² per resident |
| LyddLow | 19 m² per resident |
| NewchurchLow | 19 m² per resident |
| PostlingLow | 18 m² per resident |
| SandgateLow | 18 m² per resident |
| DymchurchLow | 17 m² per resident |
| BrenzettLow | 17 m² per resident |
| St. Mary in the MarshVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Old RomneyVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| AcriseVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| StanfordVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| BurmarshVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Folkestone and Hythe?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Folkestone and Hythe.
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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 02:28 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Folkestone and Hythe dataset covers 4,815 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.