How many parks and green spaces are in Taunton East ED? 1 public park

Taunton East ED has 1 public park among 26 green space sites. Green space covers 7.3% of the area: about 16 m² per resident, or 2.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
16 m²
Less green space than
77% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.3

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 Taunton East ED?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Taunton East ED: 13.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Taunton East ED by type
TypeArea
Playing fields13.7 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3.6 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens1.4 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces1.2 hectares · 14 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds9,532 m² · 3 sites
Other sports facilities2,959 m² · 3 sites

Does Taunton East ED have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Taunton East ED has 16 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 77% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Taunton East ED compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Taunton East EDThis area16 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. 16 m² for every resident adds up to 2.3 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Taunton East ED?

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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 Taunton East ED dataset covers 387 postcodes.

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