How many parks and green spaces are in Lydd? 2 public parks

Lydd has 2 public parks among 19 green space sites. Green space covers 0.2% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
19 m²
Less green space than
71% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.7

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 kinds of green space are there in Lydd?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Lydd: 6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Lydd by type
TypeArea
Playing fields6 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.6 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries1.7 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds8,996 m² · 1 site
Public parks and gardens5,697 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces4,440 m² · 6 sites
Tennis courts1,594 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens1,195 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities253 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted47.6 hectares · 1 site

Does Lydd have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Lydd has 19 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 71% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Lydd compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
LyddThis area19 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. 19 m² for every resident adds up to 2.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 (July 2026). The Lydd dataset covers 234 postcodes.

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