How many parks and green spaces are in Sevenoaks? 39 public parks
Sevenoaks has 39 public parks among 378 green space sites. Green space covers 2.8% of the area: about 86 m² per resident, or 12 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 88% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 86 m²
- More green space than
- 88% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 12
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 SevenoaksWhat are the largest parks in Sevenoaks?
Knole Park is the largest public park in Sevenoaks, at 372 hectares. 18 of the 39 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Knole Park | 372 hectares |
| Lullingstone and Preston Hill Country Park | 287 hectares |
| Haysden Country Park | 76.9 hectares |
| Swanley Park | 17.5 hectares |
| Dryhill Picnic Site | 9.4 hectares |
| Riverhead Parkland | 5 hectares |
| Bradbourne Lakes | 3 hectares |
| Harvestfield Park | 2.8 hectares |
| Chipstead Common | 2 hectares |
| Sevenoaks Environmental Park | 2 hectares |
| Hextable Gardens | 1.4 hectares |
| Palace Field | 1.3 hectares |
| Village Green | 8,255 m² |
| Batholomew Way Park | 4,971 m² |
| The Green | 4,719 m² |
| Sole Fields | 2,388 m² |
| The Green | 644 m² |
| Upper High Street Gardens | 606 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Sevenoaks?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Sevenoaks: 733 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 733 hectares · 39 sites |
| Playing fields | 184 hectares · 77 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 41.2 hectares · 39 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 29.8 hectares · 48 sites |
| Cemeteries | 26.9 hectares · 16 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 22.9 hectares · 23 sites |
| Play spaces | 6.8 hectares · 78 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4 hectares · 38 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.6 hectares · 8 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 11 km² · 12 sites |
Does Sevenoaks have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Sevenoaks has 86 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Kent. More green space per resident than 88% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| SevenoaksThis area | 86 m² per resident |
| Kent | 41 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 86 m² for every resident adds up to 12 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.
Which parts of Sevenoaks have the most green space?
Eynsford has the most green space per resident of the 30 areas of Sevenoaks, at about 871 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| EynsfordVery High | 871 m² per resident |
| ShorehamVery High | 729 m² per resident |
| CrockenhillVery High | 263 m² per resident |
| LeighVery High | 113 m² per resident |
| FawkhamVery High | 113 m² per resident |
| HalsteadVery High | 86 m² per resident |
| CheveningHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| ChiddingstoneHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| Sundridge with Ide HillHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| Sevenoaks WealdHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| CowdenHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| KnockholtHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| SealHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| EdenbridgeHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| OtfordHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| BrastedTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Horton Kirby and South DarenthTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| KemsingTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| PenshurstTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| WesterhamTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| RiverheadTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| HextableTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| HartleyLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Ash-cum-RidleyLow | 22 m² per resident |
| FarninghamLow | 20 m² per resident |
| HeverLow | 18 m² per resident |
| SwanleyLow | 18 m² per resident |
| West KingsdownVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Dunton GreenVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| Badgers MountVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Sevenoaks?
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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 02:28 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Sevenoaks dataset covers 5,399 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.