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

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.

Green space per resident
22 m²
Less green space than
64% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.1

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 Lenham?

Cherry Downs is the largest public park in Lenham, at 1.3 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Lenham
ParkSize
Cherry Downs1.3 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Lenham?

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.

Green space in Lenham by type
TypeArea
Playing fields3.9 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens1.3 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries1.2 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces6,150 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds5,596 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens3,374 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,894 m² · 4 sites
Other sports facilities793 m² · 1 site

Does Lenham have a lot of green space?

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.

Green space per resident in Lenham compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
LenhamThis area22 m² per resident
Maidstone37 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 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.

What else do people ask about Lenham?

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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 (August 2026). The Lenham dataset covers 195 postcodes.

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