How many parks and green spaces are in Cannington & Wembdon Ward? 2 public parks

Cannington & Wembdon Ward has 2 public parks among 22 green space sites. Green space covers 0.7% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
31 m²
More green space than
51% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.3

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 Cannington & Wembdon Ward?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Cannington & Wembdon Ward: 13.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Cannington & Wembdon Ward by type
TypeArea
Playing fields13.9 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.4 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.4 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens1.4 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries9,735 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities8,166 m² · 3 sites
Play spaces3,380 m² · 6 sites
Golf coursesNot counted25.6 hectares · 1 site

Does Cannington & Wembdon Ward have a lot of green space?

About average. Cannington & Wembdon Ward has 31 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 34 m² across Sedgemoor. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Cannington & Wembdon Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Cannington & Wembdon WardThis area31 m² per resident
Sedgemoor34 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.3 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 Cannington & Wembdon Ward have the most green space?

Cannington has the most green space per resident of the 3 areas of Cannington & Wembdon Ward, at about 40 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of Cannington & Wembdon Ward
AreaPer resident
CanningtonHigh40 m² per resident
WembdonTypical29 m² per resident
DurleighVery Low6 m² per resident

What else do people ask about Cannington & Wembdon Ward?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Cannington & Wembdon Ward.

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 Cannington & Wembdon Ward dataset covers 201 postcodes.

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