How many parks and green spaces are in Broadstairs and St Peters? 9 public parks

Broadstairs and St Peters has 9 public parks among 38 green space sites. Green space covers 2.9% of the area: about 14 m² per resident, or 2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 81% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
14 m²
Less green space than
81% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2

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 Broadstairs and St Peters?

Victoria Gardens is the largest public park in Broadstairs and St Peters, at 1.7 hectares. 2 of the 9 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Broadstairs and St Peters
ParkSize
Victoria Gardens1.7 hectares
St Peter's Village Green1,157 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Broadstairs and St Peters?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Broadstairs and St Peters: 13.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Broadstairs and St Peters by type
TypeArea
Playing fields13.5 hectares · 4 sites
Public parks and gardens13.3 hectares · 9 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4 hectares · 5 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3.7 hectares · 4 sites
Cemeteries3.1 hectares · 1 site
Tennis courts1.1 hectares · 3 sites
Bowling greens4,729 m² · 1 site
Play spaces3,807 m² · 7 sites
Other sports facilities3,718 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted55 hectares · 1 site

Does Broadstairs and St Peters have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Broadstairs and St Peters has 14 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 24 m² across Thanet. Less green space per resident than 81% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Broadstairs and St Peters compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Broadstairs and St PetersThis area14 m² per resident
Thanet24 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 14 m² for every resident adds up to 2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very Low means the bottom 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 Broadstairs and St Peters?

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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 Broadstairs and St Peters dataset covers 992 postcodes.

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