How many parks and green spaces are in Teignbridge? 35 public parks

Teignbridge has 35 public parks among 461 green space sites. Green space covers 0.8% of the area: about 42 m² per resident, or 5.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
42 m²
More green space than
66% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
5.9

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 Teignbridge?

Stover Country Park is the largest public park in Teignbridge, at 104 hectares. 19 of the 35 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Teignbridge
ParkSize
Stover Country Park104 hectares
Decoy Country Park54.2 hectares
Dawlish Countryside Park27.4 hectares
Mill Marsh Park9.8 hectares
Hackney Marsh9 hectares
Mules Park5.4 hectares
Forde Park3.4 hectares
Courtenay Park3.3 hectares
York Gardens2.1 hectares
Homeyards Botanical Gardens2.1 hectares
Manor Grounds1.9 hectares
Bridford Woodland Park1.8 hectares
Oakford Lawn1.3 hectares
Bowling Green Park6,266 m²
Powderham Park4,641 m²
Lea Mount Grounds4,639 m²
Bitton Park3,530 m²
Widecombe Green2,094 m²
The Green1,397 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Teignbridge?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Teignbridge: 257 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Teignbridge by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens257 hectares · 35 sites
Playing fields148 hectares · 73 sites
Other sports facilities68.5 hectares · 33 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds38 hectares · 75 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces34.6 hectares · 46 sites
Cemeteries19 hectares · 22 sites
Play spaces9.5 hectares · 129 sites
Bowling greens3.7 hectares · 15 sites
Tennis courts2.2 hectares · 22 sites
Golf coursesNot counted421 hectares · 11 sites

Does Teignbridge have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Teignbridge has 42 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Devon. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Teignbridge compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
TeignbridgeThis area42 m² per resident
Devon37 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 42 m² for every resident adds up to 5.9 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

High means the second-highest 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 Teignbridge have the most green space?

Teigngrace has the most green space per resident of the 50 areas of Teignbridge, at about 4,970 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of Teignbridge
AreaPer resident
TeigngraceVery High4,970 m² per resident
AshcombeVery High1,334 m² per resident
ManatonVery High819 m² per resident
AshtonVery High269 m² per resident
BridfordVery High127 m² per resident
Haccombe with CombeVery High102 m² per resident
WoodlandHigh60 m² per resident
BuckfastleighHigh56 m² per resident
Widecombe in the MoorHigh53 m² per resident
BishopsteigntonHigh50 m² per resident
Tedburn St. MaryHigh48 m² per resident
ChristowHigh41 m² per resident
KennHigh41 m² per resident
DunsfordHigh40 m² per resident
AbbotskerswellHigh40 m² per resident
HennockHigh40 m² per resident
StarcrossHigh39 m² per resident
MoretonhampsteadTypical37 m² per resident
BroadhempstonTypical37 m² per resident
Newton AbbotTypical36 m² per resident
DawlishTypical35 m² per resident
LustleighTypical32 m² per resident
ExminsterTypical31 m² per resident
KingskerswellTypical29 m² per resident
IpplepenTypical29 m² per resident
ShaldonTypical29 m² per resident
IdeTypical27 m² per resident
KentonTypical27 m² per resident
North BoveyTypical25 m² per resident
KingsteigntonLow23 m² per resident
Shillingford St. GeorgeLow23 m² per resident
PowderhamLow23 m² per resident
TeignmouthLow22 m² per resident
Bovey TraceyLow22 m² per resident
AshburtonLow21 m² per resident
OgwellLow20 m² per resident
IlsingtonLow20 m² per resident
WhitestoneLow19 m² per resident
Buckland in the MoorLow18 m² per resident
ChudleighLow16 m² per resident
MamheadVery Low14 m² per resident
CoffinswellVery Low10 m² per resident
DunchideockVery Low7 m² per resident
DoddiscombsleighVery Low6 m² per resident
TrushamVery Low6 m² per resident
StokeinteignheadVery Low5 m² per resident
Denbury and TorbryanVery Low5 m² per resident
IdefordVery Low4 m² per resident
Holcombe BurnellVery Low4 m² per resident
BickingtonVery Low4 m² per resident

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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 02:10 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Teignbridge dataset covers 5,902 postcodes.

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