How many parks and green spaces are in Lydeard ED? 4 public parks

Lydeard ED has 4 public parks among 45 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
29 m²
Less green space than
52% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.1

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 kinds of green space are there in Lydeard ED?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Lydeard ED: 23.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Lydeard ED by type
TypeArea
Playing fields23.2 hectares · 9 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds3.1 hectares · 8 sites
Public parks and gardens3 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.9 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces1.4 hectares · 16 sites
Other sports facilities8,117 m² · 3 sites
Tennis courts1,237 m² · 2 sites
Cemeteries981 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted9.9 hectares · 1 site

Does Lydeard ED have a lot of green space?

About average. Lydeard ED has 29 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 28 m² across Taunton Deane. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Lydeard ED compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Lydeard EDThis area29 m² per resident
Taunton Deane28 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 29 m² for every resident adds up to 4.1 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.

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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 04:05 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Lydeard ED dataset covers 343 postcodes.

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