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

Yalding has 2 public parks among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 1.7% of the area: about 103 m² per resident, or 14 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
103 m²
More green space than
90% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
14

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 Yalding?

Yalding Organic Gardens is the largest public park in Yalding, at 5.2 hectares. 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Yalding
ParkSize
Yalding Organic Gardens5.2 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Yalding?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Yalding: 20.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Yalding by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens20.6 hectares · 2 sites
Other sports facilities4 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields1.1 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces7,760 m² · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds6,940 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries3,819 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,470 m² · 4 sites

Does Yalding have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Yalding has 103 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Maidstone. More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Yalding compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
YaldingThis area103 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. 103 m² for every resident adds up to 14 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.

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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 Yalding dataset covers 155 postcodes.

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