How many parks and green spaces are in West Devon? 15 public parks
West Devon has 15 public parks among 283 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 61 m² per resident, or 8.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 61 m²
- More green space than
- 80% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 8.6
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 West DevonWhat are the largest parks in West Devon?
Whitchurch Down is the largest public park in West Devon, at 163 hectares. 5 of the 15 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Whitchurch Down | 163 hectares |
| The Meadows Pleasure Ground | 6.5 hectares |
| Simmons Park | 2.9 hectares |
| Benson Meadow | 2,642 m² |
| Celle Garden | 445 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in West Devon?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in West Devon: 182 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 182 hectares · 15 sites |
| Playing fields | 81.7 hectares · 42 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 27.2 hectares · 75 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 23.1 hectares · 16 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 16.6 hectares · 19 sites |
| Cemeteries | 15.1 hectares · 24 sites |
| Play spaces | 5.4 hectares · 61 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.4 hectares · 7 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.5 hectares · 19 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 506 hectares · 5 sites |
Does West Devon have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. West Devon has 61 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 80% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| West DevonThis area | 61 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. 61 m² for every resident adds up to 8.6 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 West Devon have the most green space?
Whitchurch has the most green space per resident of the 55 areas of West Devon, at about 2,340 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 |
|---|---|
| WhitchurchVery High | 2,340 m² per resident |
| LewtrenchardVery High | 121 m² per resident |
| TavistockVery High | 75 m² per resident |
| BelstoneVery High | 73 m² per resident |
| SheepstorVery High | 65 m² per resident |
| BrentorHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| ChagfordHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| Sampford CourtenayHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| DuntertonHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| SpreytonHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| Mary TavyHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| North TawtonHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| ExbourneHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| BridestoweHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Sampford SpineyHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| HatherleighHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| LydfordHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| LamertonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Bere FerrersTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Bratton ClovellyTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| WalkhamptonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Buckland MonachorumTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| OkehamptonTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Milton AbbotTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| CorytonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Okehampton HamletsTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| GulworthyTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| DrewsteigntonTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Dartmoor ForestLow | 24 m² per resident |
| NorthlewLow | 24 m² per resident |
| IddesleighLow | 23 m² per resident |
| LiftonLow | 22 m² per resident |
| BradstoneLow | 22 m² per resident |
| MeethLow | 22 m² per resident |
| South TawtonLow | 22 m² per resident |
| GidleighLow | 20 m² per resident |
| GermansweekLow | 20 m² per resident |
| ThrowleighLow | 19 m² per resident |
| MarystowLow | 19 m² per resident |
| HorrabridgeLow | 17 m² per resident |
| BeaworthyLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Peter TavyLow | 16 m² per resident |
| BondleighLow | 16 m² per resident |
| SticklepathLow | 15 m² per resident |
| ThrusheltonVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Sydenham DamerelVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| JacobstoweVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| HighamptonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| InwardleighVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| StowfordVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| MonkokehamptonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| KellyVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| SourtonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| BroadwoodkellyVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| MeavyVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about West Devon?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in West Devon.
- What is the average house price in West Devon?
- When did average house prices in West Devon reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in West Devon?
- What type of properties are sold in West Devon?
- What price range do most homes sell for in West Devon?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of West Devon?
- How do West Devon house prices compare with another area?
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 West Devon dataset covers 3,024 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.