How many parks and green spaces are in Ottery St. Mary? 5 public parks

Ottery St. Mary has 5 public parks among 32 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
22 m²
Less green space than
66% 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

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What are the largest parks in Ottery St. Mary?

White Cross Picnic Site is the largest public park in Ottery St. Mary, at 6,597 m². 1 of the 5 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Ottery St. Mary
ParkSize
White Cross Picnic Site6,597 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Ottery St. Mary?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Ottery St. Mary: 8.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Ottery St. Mary by type
TypeArea
Playing fields8.8 hectares · 5 sites
Other sports facilities2.5 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens1.9 hectares · 5 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.5 hectares · 5 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.2 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces8,724 m² · 6 sites
Bowling greens6,061 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries5,137 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts4,698 m² · 4 sites

Does Ottery St. Mary have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Ottery St. Mary has 22 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 66% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Ottery St. Mary compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Ottery St. MaryThis area22 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. 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 Ottery St. Mary?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Ottery St. Mary.

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 Ottery St. Mary dataset covers 352 postcodes.

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