How many parks and green spaces are in North Somerset? 76 public parks
North Somerset has 76 public parks among 532 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.8 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
- 41 m²
- More green space than
- 66% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.8
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 North SomersetWhat are the largest parks in North Somerset?
Ashton Park is the largest public park in North Somerset, at 304 hectares. 20 of the 76 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Ashton Park | 304 hectares |
| Ashcombe Park | 13.5 hectares |
| Plumley Park | 11.8 hectares |
| Lake Grounds | 10.5 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 7.1 hectares |
| Clarence Park | 6.5 hectares |
| Beach Lawns | 5.2 hectares |
| Grove Park | 3.4 hectares |
| Worle Moor | 3.3 hectares |
| Ellenborough Park | 3 hectares |
| Knightswood | 2.6 hectares |
| The Vale | 1.7 hectares |
| Herbert Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Italian Gardens | 1.1 hectares |
| Alexandra Gardens | 8,055 m² |
| Green Beach | 7,147 m² |
| Prince Consort Gardens | 6,609 m² |
| Coniston Green | 6,035 m² |
| The Potteries Millennium Green | 4,866 m² |
| Sunhill Park | 1,781 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in North Somerset?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in North Somerset: 456 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 456 hectares · 76 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 237 hectares · 56 sites |
| Playing fields | 182 hectares · 72 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 36.5 hectares · 48 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 26.5 hectares · 73 sites |
| Cemeteries | 17.7 hectares · 12 sites |
| Play spaces | 13.4 hectares · 136 sites |
| Bowling greens | 5.1 hectares · 16 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.9 hectares · 31 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 465 hectares · 12 sites |
Does North Somerset have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. North Somerset has 41 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| North SomersetThis area | 41 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 41 m² for every resident adds up to 5.8 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 North Somerset have the most green space?
Abbots Leigh has the most green space per resident of the 39 areas of North Somerset, at about 598 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 |
|---|---|
| Abbots LeighVery High | 598 m² per resident |
| Long AshtonVery High | 536 m² per resident |
| PortburyVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| Flax BourtonHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| CongresburyHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| CleeveHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| Winscombe and SandfordHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| BlagdonHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Pill and Easton-in-GordanoHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| YattonTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Barrow GurneyTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| WringtonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| DundryTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| ChurchillTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| PortisheadTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| LockingTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| BanwellTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| KennLow | 24 m² per resident |
| HuttonLow | 24 m² per resident |
| BackwellLow | 22 m² per resident |
| NailseaLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Wraxall and FailandLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Weston-super-MareLow | 20 m² per resident |
| KewstokeLow | 18 m² per resident |
| ClevedonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| LoxtonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Kingston SeymourLow | 15 m² per resident |
| WinfordVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| BleadonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| St. GeorgesVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Wick St. LawrenceVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| BurringtonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| BrockleyVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Clapton-in-GordanoVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| ButcombeVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Weston-in-GordanoVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| PuxtonVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Walton-in-GordanoVery Low | 4 m² per resident |
| TickenhamVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about North Somerset?
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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 01:25 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The North Somerset dataset covers 10,787 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.