How many parks and green spaces are in Somerset? 157 public parks
Somerset has 157 public parks among 2,203 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 33 m² per resident, or 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 33 m²
- More green space than
- 55% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.7
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 SomersetWhat are the largest parks in Somerset?
Ham Hill Country Park is the largest public park in Somerset, at 139 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 48 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Ham Hill Country Park | 139 hectares |
| Yeovil Country Park | 62 hectares |
| Collett Park | 7.6 hectares |
| St Matthew's Field | 5.8 hectares |
| Wirrall Park | 5.8 hectares |
| Snowden Park | 5.7 hectares |
| Oak Tree Park | 5.1 hectares |
| Birchfield Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Pen Hill Park | 4.4 hectares |
| Eastover Park | 3.1 hectares |
| Jocelyn Park | 3 hectares |
| Cartgate Picnic Area | 3 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 2.4 hectares |
| Mitchell Gardens | 2.4 hectares |
| Blenheim Gardens | 2.4 hectares |
| Lyngford Park | 2.2 hectares |
| Millennium Wood | 2.1 hectares |
| Fairfield | 2.1 hectares |
| The Park | 1.7 hectares |
| Manor Gardens | 1.7 hectares |
| Cockle Moor | 1.7 hectares |
| Ashmore Wood Nature Reserve | 1.3 hectares |
| Abbey Park | 1.3 hectares |
| Sidney Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Preston Park | 1 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Somerset?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Somerset: 754 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 754 hectares · 352 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 464 hectares · 157 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 302 hectares · 161 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 152 hectares · 442 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 129 hectares · 199 sites |
| Cemeteries | 92.8 hectares · 100 sites |
| Play spaces | 60.3 hectares · 626 sites |
| Tennis courts | 13.8 hectares · 109 sites |
| Bowling greens | 10.6 hectares · 32 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 846 hectares · 25 sites |
Does Somerset have a lot of green space?
About average. Somerset has 33 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 55% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| SomersetThis area | 33 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. 33 m² for every resident adds up to 4.7 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.
Which parts of Somerset have the most green space?
South Somerset has the most green space per resident of the 4 areas of Somerset, at about 42 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 |
|---|---|
| South SomersetHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| SedgemoorTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Somerset West and TauntonTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| MendipTypical | 27 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Somerset?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Somerset.
- What is the average house price in Somerset?
- When did average house prices in Somerset reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Somerset?
- What type of properties are sold in Somerset?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Somerset?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Somerset?
- How do Somerset 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 6 October 2026 at 22:19 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Somerset dataset covers 25,200 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.