How many parks and green spaces are in Gillingham? 26 public parks
Gillingham has 26 public parks among 165 green space sites. Green space covers 5.2% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 22 m²
- Less green space than
- 65% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.1
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 GillinghamWhat are the largest parks in Gillingham?
Riverside Country Park is the largest public park in Gillingham, at 30.2 hectares. 12 of the 26 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Riverside Country Park | 30.2 hectares |
| Cozenton Park | 6.6 hectares |
| Gillingham Park | 6.3 hectares |
| Lower Lines Park | 5.6 hectares |
| Wigmore Park | 3.1 hectares |
| Rainham Park | 2.7 hectares |
| Vinall Park | 2.4 hectares |
| Cherry Tree Orchard | 1.8 hectares |
| Countryside (Azure) | 1.2 hectares |
| Balmoral Gardens | 8,216 m² |
| Prince Arthur Park | 5,966 m² |
| Kenilworth Gardens | 1,480 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Gillingham?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Gillingham: 109 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 109 hectares · 26 sites |
| Playing fields | 58.5 hectares · 18 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 36.9 hectares · 21 sites |
| Cemeteries | 14.5 hectares · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 12.8 hectares · 15 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 9.7 hectares · 15 sites |
| Play spaces | 6 hectares · 56 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.7 hectares · 7 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2 hectares · 4 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 37.3 hectares · 1 site |
Does Gillingham have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Gillingham has 22 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 65% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| GillinghamThis area | 22 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. 22 m² for every resident adds up to 3.1 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 Gillingham?
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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 03:22 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Gillingham dataset covers 3,050 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.