How many parks and green spaces are in Nailsea? 6 public parks

Nailsea has 6 public parks among 34 green space sites. Green space covers 2.8% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
22 m²
Less green space than
66% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.1

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 Nailsea?

Knightswood is the largest public park in Nailsea, at 2.6 hectares. 1 of the 6 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Nailsea
ParkSize
Knightswood2.6 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Nailsea?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Nailsea: 16.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Nailsea by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities16.4 hectares · 7 sites
Playing fields7.6 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens7 hectares · 6 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces1 hectares · 9 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7,581 m² · 3 sites
Cemeteries2,252 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts2,025 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens1,806 m² · 1 site

Does Nailsea have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Nailsea has 22 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across North Somerset. Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Nailsea compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
NailseaThis area22 m² per resident
North Somerset41 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 22 m² for every resident adds up to 3.1 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Nailsea?

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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 03:21 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Nailsea dataset covers 1,118 postcodes.

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