How many parks and green spaces are in Cowick Ward? 0 public parks

Cowick Ward has 0 public parks among 6 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 3 m² per resident, or 0.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
3 m²
Less green space than
94% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
0.5

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 kinds of green space are there in Cowick Ward?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Cowick Ward: 9,788 m². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Cowick Ward by type
TypeArea
Playing fields9,788 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces4,877 m² · 1 site
Play spaces4,625 m² · 3 sites
Other sports facilities340 m² · 1 site

Does Cowick Ward have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Cowick Ward has 3 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 26 m² across Exeter. Less green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Cowick Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Cowick WardThis area3 m² per resident
Exeter26 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 3 m² for every resident adds up to 0.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very Low means the bottom 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 Cowick Ward?

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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 03:31 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Cowick Ward dataset covers 160 postcodes.

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