How many parks and green spaces are in Faversham? 5 public parks

Faversham has 5 public parks among 51 green space sites. Green space covers 5.7% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
32 m²
More green space than
52% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.5

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 Faversham?

Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park is the largest public park in Faversham, at 15.9 hectares. 2 of the 5 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Faversham
ParkSize
Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park15.9 hectares
Faversham Lakes Country Park8.5 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Faversham?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Faversham: 25.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Faversham by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens25.8 hectares · 5 sites
Playing fields17.4 hectares · 10 sites
Other sports facilities7.2 hectares · 5 sites
Cemeteries5.7 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces4.9 hectares · 4 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds3.1 hectares · 5 sites
Play spaces2 hectares · 18 sites
Tennis courts3,455 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens2,177 m² · 1 site

Does Faversham have a lot of green space?

About average. Faversham has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 31 m² across Swale. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Faversham compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
FavershamThis area32 m² per resident
Swale31 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 32 m² for every resident adds up to 4.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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 Faversham?

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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 03:36 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Faversham dataset covers 805 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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