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

Newington has 1 public park among 5 green space sites. Green space covers 1.0% of the area: about 280 m² per resident, or 39 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 96% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
280 m²
More green space than
96% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
39

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 Newington?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Newington: 7.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Newington by type
TypeArea
Playing fields7.1 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces1.7 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens5,736 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds3,818 m² · 1 site
Play spaces225 m² · 1 site

Does Newington have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Newington has 280 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across Folkestone and Hythe. More green space per resident than 96% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Newington compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
NewingtonThis area280 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. 280 m² for every resident adds up to 39 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.

What else do people ask about Newington?

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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 (February 2026). The Newington dataset covers 26 postcodes.

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