How many parks and green spaces are in Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward? 1 public park

Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward has 1 public park among 23 green space sites. Green space covers 0.2% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
26 m²
Less green space than
58% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.7

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 Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward: 5.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward by type
TypeArea
Playing fields5.9 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.5 hectares · 7 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.3 hectares · 4 sites
Public parks and gardens7,562 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,978 m² · 6 sites
Tennis courts1,589 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities644 m² · 1 site

Does Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward have a lot of green space?

About average. Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward has 26 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 58% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Wiveliscombe and West Deane District WardThis area26 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. 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.7 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 Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward have the most green space?

Stawley has the most green space per resident of the 5 areas of Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward, at about 57 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 Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward
AreaPer resident
StawleyHigh57 m² per resident
AshbrittleTypical33 m² per resident
WiveliscombeTypical25 m² per resident
ChipstableVery Low13 m² per resident
BathealtonVery Low8 m² per resident

What else do people ask about Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Wiveliscombe and West Deane District 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 04:05 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Wiveliscombe and West Deane District Ward dataset covers 274 postcodes.

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