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

Sandgate has 2 public parks among 14 green space sites. Green space covers 4.0% of the area: about 18 m² per resident, or 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
18 m²
Less green space than
73% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.5

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 Sandgate?

Sandgate Community Garden is the largest public park in Sandgate, at 661 m². 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Sandgate
ParkSize
Sandgate Community Garden661 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Sandgate?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Sandgate: 4.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Sandgate by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens4.2 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries2.6 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields1.7 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4,155 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,603 m² · 5 sites
Other sports facilities603 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts483 m² · 1 site

Does Sandgate have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Sandgate has 18 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 73% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Sandgate compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SandgateThis area18 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. 18 m² for every resident adds up to 2.5 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.

What else do people ask about Sandgate?

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

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 Sandgate dataset covers 229 postcodes.

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