How many parks and green spaces are in Exeter? 31 public parks
Exeter has 31 public parks among 246 green space sites. Green space covers 7.0% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 26 m²
- Less green space than
- 58% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.6
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 ExeterWhat are the largest parks in Exeter?
Ludwell Valley Park is the largest public park in Exeter, at 45.3 hectares. 11 of the 31 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Ludwell Valley Park | 45.3 hectares |
| Mincinglake Valley Park | 28 hectares |
| Eastern Fields Playing Field | 9.3 hectares |
| Heavitree Pleasure Ground | 8.5 hectares |
| Riverside Valley Park | 7.8 hectares |
| Rougemont Gardens | 3.7 hectares |
| Bury Meadow | 1.6 hectares |
| Pinces Gardens | 1.4 hectares |
| Bull Meadow | 1.3 hectares |
| Southernhay Green | 7,382 m² |
| Priory Green | 1,108 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Exeter?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Exeter: 126 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 126 hectares · 31 sites |
| Playing fields | 94.2 hectares · 25 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 37.6 hectares · 35 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 34.4 hectares · 26 sites |
| Cemeteries | 27.2 hectares · 8 sites |
| Play spaces | 11.3 hectares · 82 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 10.5 hectares · 18 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.2 hectares · 7 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.7 hectares · 10 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 54.4 hectares · 4 sites |
Does Exeter have a lot of green space?
About average. Exeter has 26 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Devon. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| ExeterThis area | 26 m² per resident |
| Devon | 37 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.6 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.
Which parts of Exeter have the most green space?
Topsham Ward has the most green space per resident of the 16 areas of Exeter, at about 67 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Topsham WardVery High | 67 m² per resident |
| Mincinglake WardHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| Priory WardHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| Alphington WardHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Pinhoe WardTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Polsloe WardTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Exwick WardTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Whipton & Barton WardLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Saint Thomas WardLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Saint Davids WardVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| St. Loyes WardVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Duryard WardVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Saint James WardVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| Newtown WardVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Pennsylvania WardVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| Cowick WardVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Exeter?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Exeter.
- What is the average house price in Exeter?
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- How many properties are being sold in Exeter?
- What type of properties are sold in Exeter?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Exeter?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Exeter?
- How do Exeter house prices compare with another area?
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 02:11 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Exeter dataset covers 5,471 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.