How many parks and green spaces are in Chevening? 4 public parks

Chevening has 4 public parks among 11 green space sites. Green space covers 1.2% of the area: about 57 m² per resident, or 8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
57 m²
More green space than
78% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
8

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 Chevening?

Dryhill Picnic Site is the largest public park in Chevening, at 9.4 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Chevening
ParkSize
Dryhill Picnic Site9.4 hectares
Chipstead Common2 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Chevening?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Chevening: 12 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Chevening by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens12 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields2.1 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces1.6 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds1.4 hectares · 2 sites
Other sports facilities5,470 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts2,150 m² · 1 site
Play spaces389 m² · 1 site

Does Chevening have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Chevening has 57 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 86 m² across Sevenoaks. More green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Chevening compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
CheveningThis area57 m² per resident
Sevenoaks86 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 57 m² for every resident adds up to 8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

High means the second-highest 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 Chevening dataset covers 95 postcodes.

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