How many parks and green spaces are in Somerset West and Taunton? 45 public parks
Somerset West and Taunton has 45 public parks among 616 green space sites. Green space covers 0.4% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 29 m²
- Less green space than
- 53% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4
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 Somerset West and TauntonWhat are the largest parks in Somerset West and Taunton?
Blenheim Gardens is the largest public park in Somerset West and Taunton, at 2.4 hectares. 11 of the 45 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Blenheim Gardens | 2.4 hectares |
| Lyngford Park | 2.2 hectares |
| The Park | 1.7 hectares |
| The Green | 7,042 m² |
| Goodland Gardens | 6,272 m² |
| Selworthy Green | 1,989 m² |
| Crufts Meadow | 1,547 m² |
| Trull Green | 1,125 m² |
| Brewers Green | 799 m² |
| Orchard Meadow | 729 m² |
| Millennum Garden | 57 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Somerset West and Taunton?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Somerset West and Taunton: 184 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 184 hectares · 97 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 85.9 hectares · 39 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 59.9 hectares · 45 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 44.6 hectares · 128 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 39.4 hectares · 46 sites |
| Cemeteries | 24.5 hectares · 22 sites |
| Play spaces | 20 hectares · 193 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5.8 hectares · 33 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.6 hectares · 6 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 165 hectares · 7 sites |
Does Somerset West and Taunton have a lot of green space?
About average. Somerset West and Taunton has 29 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 33 m² across Somerset. Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Somerset West and TauntonThis area | 29 m² per resident |
| Somerset | 33 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 29 m² for every resident adds up to 4 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 West and Taunton have the most green space?
West Somerset has the most green space per resident of the 2 areas of Somerset West and Taunton, at about 32 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 |
|---|---|
| West SomersetTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Taunton DeaneTypical | 28 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Somerset West and Taunton?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Somerset West and Taunton.
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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 02:32 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Somerset West and Taunton dataset covers 7,029 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.