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

Portesham has 0 public parks among 7 green space sites. Green space covers 0.1% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
32 m²
More green space than
52% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.5

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 Portesham?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Portesham: 1.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Portesham by type
TypeArea
Playing fields1.5 hectares · 1 site
Cemeteries3,231 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces2,535 m² · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1,993 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts582 m² · 1 site
Play spaces384 m² · 1 site

Does Portesham have a lot of green space?

About average. Portesham has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 34 m² across West Dorset. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Portesham compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
PorteshamThis area32 m² per resident
West Dorset34 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 32 m² for every resident adds up to 4.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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 Portesham?

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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 03:44 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Portesham dataset covers 28 postcodes.

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