How many parks and green spaces are in Taunton South ED? 3 public parks

Taunton South ED has 3 public parks among 25 green space sites. Green space covers 10.6% of the area: about 34 m² per resident, or 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
34 m²
More green space than
56% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.8

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 South ED?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Taunton South ED: 24.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Taunton South ED by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities24.1 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens8.9 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields1.9 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.8 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7,519 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces5,688 m² · 10 sites
Tennis courts4,539 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted155 m² · 0 sites

Does Taunton South ED have a lot of green space?

About average. Taunton South ED has 34 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 28 m² across Taunton Deane. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Taunton South ED compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Taunton South EDThis area34 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. 34 m² for every resident adds up to 4.8 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 Taunton South ED have the most green space?

Taunton Killams & Mountfield District Ward has the most green space per resident of the 2 areas of Taunton South ED, at about 43 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 Taunton South ED
AreaPer resident
Taunton Killams & Mountfield District WardHigh43 m² per resident
Taunton Blackbrook & Holway District WardTypical28 m² per resident

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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 South ED dataset covers 249 postcodes.

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