Lenham has 1 public park among 13 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
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 LenhamCherry Downs is the largest public park in Lenham, at 1.3 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cherry Downs | 1.3 hectares |
Playing fields cover the most ground in Lenham: 3.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 3.9 hectares · 3 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 1.3 hectares · 1 site |
| Cemeteries | 1.2 hectares · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 6,150 m² · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5,596 m² · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 3,374 m² · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 1,894 m² · 4 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 793 m² · 1 site |
A bit less than most areas. Lenham has 22 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Maidstone. Less green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LenhamThis area | 22 m² per resident |
| Maidstone | 37 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 22 m² for every resident adds up to 3.1 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.
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Lenham.
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 Lenham dataset covers 195 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.