How many parks and green spaces are in Lynton? 0 public parks

Lynton has 0 public parks among 6 green space sites. Green space covers 5.2% of the area: about 17 m² per resident, or 2.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
17 m²
Less green space than
75% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.4

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 kinds of green space are there in Lynton?

Churchyards and religious grounds cover the most ground in Lynton: 8,299 m². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Lynton by type
TypeArea
Churchyards and religious grounds8,299 m² · 3 sites
Bowling greens2,775 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries2,242 m² · 1 site
Playing fields1,003 m² · 0 sites
Play spaces518 m² · 1 site

Does Lynton have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Lynton has 17 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 73 m² across Lynton and Lynmouth. Less green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Lynton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
LyntonThis area17 m² per resident
Lynton and Lynmouth73 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 17 m² for every resident adds up to 2.4 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 Lynton?

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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 04:04 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Lynton dataset covers 77 postcodes.

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