How many parks and green spaces are in Exmouth? 13 public parks

Exmouth has 13 public parks among 85 green space sites. Green space covers 3.8% of the area: about 23 m² per resident, or 3.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
23 m²
Less green space than
63% 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

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What are the largest parks in Exmouth?

Phear Park is the largest public park in Exmouth, at 11.7 hectares. 5 of the 13 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Exmouth
ParkSize
Phear Park11.7 hectares
Manor Gardens1.1 hectares
Gunfield Gardens1.1 hectares
Beach Gardens4,517 m²
Brooklyn Park713 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Exmouth?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Exmouth: 25.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Exmouth by type
TypeArea
Playing fields25.9 hectares · 12 sites
Public parks and gardens23.3 hectares · 13 sites
Other sports facilities11.5 hectares · 12 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces10.2 hectares · 5 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds8.8 hectares · 10 sites
Tennis courts3.8 hectares · 6 sites
Play spaces3.1 hectares · 24 sites
Bowling greens8,640 m² · 2 sites
Cemeteries665 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted1.9 hectares · 0 sites

Does Exmouth have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Exmouth has 23 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 32 m² across East Devon. Less green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Exmouth compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
ExmouthThis area23 m² per resident
East Devon32 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 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 Exmouth?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Exmouth.

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 03:31 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Exmouth dataset covers 1,301 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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