How many parks and green spaces are in Hythe? 5 public parks

Hythe has 5 public parks among 41 green space sites. Green space covers 3.0% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
26 m²
Less green space than
59% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.6

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 Hythe?

The Grove is the largest public park in Hythe, at 2.1 hectares. 4 of the 5 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Hythe
ParkSize
The Grove2.1 hectares
Holman's Field1.4 hectares
Oaklands8,553 m²
Mackeson Square518 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Hythe?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Hythe: 25.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Hythe by type
TypeArea
Playing fields25.8 hectares · 6 sites
Public parks and gardens4.9 hectares · 5 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.7 hectares · 6 sites
Cemeteries1.4 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds1.3 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities1.1 hectares · 3 sites
Tennis courts7,887 m² · 3 sites
Play spaces6,213 m² · 10 sites
Bowling greens5,467 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted79.4 hectares · 2 sites

Does Hythe have a lot of green space?

About average. Hythe has 26 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across Folkestone and Hythe. Less green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Hythe compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
HytheThis area26 m² per resident
Folkestone and Hythe38 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.6 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 Hythe?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Hythe.

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 Hythe dataset covers 732 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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