How many parks and green spaces are in Saint James Ward? 2 public parks

Saint James Ward has 2 public parks among 8 green space sites. Green space covers 6.6% of the area: about 8 m² per resident, or 1.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
8 m²
Less green space than
90% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
1.1

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 Saint James Ward?

Bury Meadow is the largest public park in Saint James Ward, at 1.6 hectares. 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Saint James Ward
ParkSize
Bury Meadow1.6 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Saint James Ward?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Saint James Ward: 2.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Saint James Ward by type
TypeArea
Playing fields2.7 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens1.8 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces1.2 hectares · 3 sites
Bowling greens5,268 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces3,232 m² · 1 site

Does Saint James Ward have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Saint James Ward has 8 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 90% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Saint James Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Saint James WardThis area8 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. 8 m² for every resident adds up to 1.1 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.

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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 Saint James Ward dataset covers 209 postcodes.

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