How many parks and green spaces are in Northfleet? 10 public parks
Northfleet has 10 public parks among 69 green space sites. Green space covers 4.4% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 24 m²
- Less green space than
- 62% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.3
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 NorthfleetWhat are the largest parks in Northfleet?
Penn Green Park is the largest public park in Northfleet, at 9,263 m². 3 of the 10 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Penn Green Park | 9,263 m² |
| Shears Green | 8,627 m² |
| Brightlands Open Space | 5,669 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Northfleet?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Northfleet: 36.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 36.5 hectares · 10 sites |
| Playing fields | 20 hectares · 9 sites |
| Cemeteries | 5.4 hectares · 1 site |
| Other sports facilities | 5.3 hectares · 7 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 2.4 hectares · 8 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.8 hectares · 5 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.5 hectares · 27 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2,980 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 1,281 m² · 1 site |
Does Northfleet have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Northfleet has 24 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 54 m² across Gravesham. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| NorthfleetThis area | 24 m² per resident |
| Gravesham | 54 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 24 m² for every resident adds up to 3.3 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 Northfleet?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Northfleet.
- What is the average house price in Northfleet?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Northfleet?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Northfleet?
- How do Northfleet house prices compare with another area?
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 Northfleet dataset covers 687 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.