How many parks and green spaces are in Torridge? 16 public parks
Torridge has 16 public parks among 342 green space sites. Green space covers 0.4% of the area: about 63 m² per resident, or 8.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 81% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 63 m²
- More green space than
- 81% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 8.8
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 TorridgeWhat are the largest parks in Torridge?
Northam Burrows Country Park is the largest public park in Torridge, at 229 hectares. 7 of the 16 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Northam Burrows Country Park | 229 hectares |
| Rosemoor | 22.5 hectares |
| Annery Park | 5.1 hectares |
| Old Town Gardens | 4,933 m² |
| Cookworthy Moor | 3,536 m² |
| The Green | 3,444 m² |
| Rack Park | 2,865 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Torridge?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Torridge: 269 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 269 hectares · 16 sites |
| Playing fields | 67.4 hectares · 53 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 33.6 hectares · 30 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 29.5 hectares · 83 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 12 hectares · 18 sites |
| Cemeteries | 10.3 hectares · 21 sites |
| Play spaces | 6.3 hectares · 99 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.7 hectares · 8 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.1 hectares · 9 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 203 hectares · 5 sites |
Does Torridge have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Torridge has 63 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 81% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| TorridgeThis area | 63 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. 63 m² for every resident adds up to 8.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very High means the top 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 Torridge have the most green space?
St. Giles in the Wood has the most green space per resident of the 62 areas of Torridge, at about 448 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 |
|---|---|
| St. Giles in the WoodVery High | 448 m² per resident |
| NorthamVery High | 201 m² per resident |
| MonkleighVery High | 165 m² per resident |
| BradfordVery High | 145 m² per resident |
| MertonVery High | 120 m² per resident |
| PetrockstoweVery High | 103 m² per resident |
| BroadwoodwidgerVery High | 75 m² per resident |
| HollacombeVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| ShebbearHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| BeafordHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| Great TorringtonHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Buckland BrewerHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| FrithelstockHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Black TorringtonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| AbbotshamHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| LittlehamTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| HolsworthyTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| ClovellyTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| High BickingtonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Abbots BickingtonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| YarnscombeTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| TetcottTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| RoboroughTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| AshwaterTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| ThornburyTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| WinkleighLow | 24 m² per resident |
| WoolfardisworthyLow | 24 m² per resident |
| DoltonLow | 23 m² per resident |
| BulkworthyLow | 20 m² per resident |
| ClawtonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| HalwillLow | 20 m² per resident |
| West PutfordLow | 19 m² per resident |
| BidefordLow | 19 m² per resident |
| AshreigneyLow | 19 m² per resident |
| PancrasweekLow | 18 m² per resident |
| HuntshawLow | 17 m² per resident |
| LangtreeLow | 17 m² per resident |
| DowlandLow | 17 m² per resident |
| ParkhamLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Newton St. PetrockLow | 17 m² per resident |
| BridgeruleLow | 16 m² per resident |
| HartlandLow | 16 m² per resident |
| BradworthyLow | 16 m² per resident |
| LuffincottLow | 15 m² per resident |
| PyworthyLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Milton DamerelVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| WelcombeVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Peters MarlandVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| SutcombeVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| AlverdiscottVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Little TorringtonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| LandcrossVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| CookburyVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| St. Giles on the HeathVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| AlwingtonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Weare GiffardVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| SheepwashVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Holsworthy HamletsVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| East PutfordVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| VirginstowVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| NorthcottVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
| Buckland FilleighVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Torridge?
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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 02:09 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Torridge dataset covers 3,220 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.