How many parks and green spaces are in Chatham? 20 public parks
Chatham has 20 public parks among 90 green space sites. Green space covers 9.1% of the area: about 23 m² per resident, or 3.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 23 m²
- Less green space than
- 64% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.2
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
All house prices in ChathamWhat are the largest parks in Chatham?
Capstone Farm Country Park is the largest public park in Chatham, at 64.5 hectares. 9 of the 20 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Capstone Farm Country Park | 64.5 hectares |
| Millennium Green | 3.6 hectares |
| Town Hall Gardens | 1.4 hectares |
| Riverside Gardens | 1.1 hectares |
| The Paddock | 4,479 m² |
| Chestnut Ave Open Space | 4,283 m² |
| Mead Green | 3,232 m² |
| Millennium Memorial Garden | 881 m² |
| Opal Green | 396 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Chatham?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Chatham: 90.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 90.4 hectares · 20 sites |
| Playing fields | 34.6 hectares · 11 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 21.9 hectares · 15 sites |
| Cemeteries | 13.1 hectares · 3 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 5.4 hectares · 4 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.2 hectares · 6 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.7 hectares · 29 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3,609 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 1,932 m² · 1 site |
Does Chatham have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Chatham has 23 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 31 m² across Medway. Less green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| ChathamThis area | 23 m² per resident |
| Medway | 31 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 23 m² for every resident adds up to 3.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Low means the second-lowest 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 Chatham?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Chatham.
- What is the average house price in Chatham?
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- How many properties are being sold in Chatham?
- What type of properties are sold in Chatham?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Chatham?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Chatham?
- How do Chatham house prices compare with another area?
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 03:22 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Chatham dataset covers 2,124 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.