How many parks and green spaces are in Wells? 2 public parks
Wells has 2 public parks among 35 green space sites. Green space covers 5.4% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 26 m²
- Less green space than
- 57% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.7
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 WellsWhat are the largest parks in Wells?
Cathedral Green is the largest public park in Wells, at 7,450 m². 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cathedral Green | 7,450 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Wells?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Wells: 12 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 12 hectares · 5 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 6.4 hectares · 6 sites |
| Cemeteries | 6.1 hectares · 2 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 3.3 hectares · 4 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.1 hectares · 10 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1.1 hectares · 3 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 8,595 m² · 2 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2,826 m² · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1,889 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 5.9 hectares · 0 sites |
Does Wells have a lot of green space?
About average. Wells has 26 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 27 m² across Mendip. Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| WellsThis area | 26 m² per resident |
| Mendip | 27 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.7 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.
What else do people ask about Wells?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Wells.
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- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Wells?
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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 03:39 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Wells dataset covers 602 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.