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

Strood has 4 public parks among 34 green space sites. Green space covers 6.3% of the area: about 16 m² per resident, or 2.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
16 m²
Less green space than
78% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.2

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 Strood?

Rede Common is the largest public park in Strood, at 11.2 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Strood
ParkSize
Rede Common11.2 hectares
Broom Hill Park4.7 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Strood?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Strood: 18.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Strood by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens18.8 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields11.5 hectares · 5 sites
Other sports facilities4.8 hectares · 5 sites
Cemeteries3.6 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces2.1 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.1 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces9,246 m² · 12 sites
Bowling greens1,857 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,111 m² · 1 site

Does Strood have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Strood has 16 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 78% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Strood compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
StroodThis area16 m² per resident
Medway31 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 16 m² for every resident adds up to 2.2 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 Strood?

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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 Strood dataset covers 667 postcodes.

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