How many parks and green spaces are in Minehead? 5 public parks
Minehead has 5 public parks among 39 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 25 m² per resident, or 3.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 25 m²
- Less green space than
- 60% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.5
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 MineheadWhat are the largest parks in Minehead?
Blenheim Gardens is the largest public park in Minehead, at 2.4 hectares. 1 of the 5 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Blenheim Gardens | 2.4 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Minehead?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Minehead: 9.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 9.1 hectares · 5 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 7.4 hectares · 5 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 5.8 hectares · 2 sites |
| Cemeteries | 2.7 hectares · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 2.4 hectares · 6 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8,763 m² · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 7,804 m² · 13 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5,569 m² · 3 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2,881 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 22.4 hectares · 0 sites |
Does Minehead have a lot of green space?
About average. Minehead has 25 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 32 m² across West Somerset. Less green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| MineheadThis area | 25 m² per resident |
| West Somerset | 32 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 25 m² for every resident adds up to 3.5 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 Minehead have the most green space?
Alcombe Ward has the most green space per resident of the 4 areas of Minehead, at about 41 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 |
|---|---|
| Alcombe WardHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Minehead South WardTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Minehead North WardLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Minehead Central WardLow | 15 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Minehead?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Minehead.
- What is the average house price in Minehead?
- When did average house prices in Minehead reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Minehead?
- What type of properties are sold in Minehead?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Minehead?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Minehead?
- How do Minehead house prices compare with another area?
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 Minehead dataset covers 559 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.