How many parks and green spaces are in Sidmouth? 7 public parks

Sidmouth has 7 public parks among 53 green space sites. Green space covers 1.0% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
31 m²
More green space than
51% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.4

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 Sidmouth?

The Lawn is the largest public park in Sidmouth, at 5.2 hectares. 4 of the 7 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Sidmouth
ParkSize
The Lawn5.2 hectares
Sid Meadow1.7 hectares
Connaught Gardens1.2 hectares
The Blackmore Coronation Gardens5,494 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Sidmouth?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Sidmouth: 18.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Sidmouth by type
TypeArea
Playing fields18.4 hectares · 10 sites
Public parks and gardens18.1 hectares · 7 sites
Cemeteries4.3 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.1 hectares · 7 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2 hectares · 5 sites
Play spaces8,809 m² · 11 sites
Other sports facilities6,721 m² · 4 sites
Bowling greens3,523 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts2,866 m² · 4 sites
Golf coursesNot counted40.4 hectares · 2 sites

Does Sidmouth have a lot of green space?

About average. Sidmouth has 31 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 32 m² across East Devon. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Sidmouth compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SidmouthThis area31 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. 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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 Sidmouth?

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

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 Sidmouth dataset covers 835 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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