How many parks and green spaces are in Minehead Central Ward? 1 public park

Minehead Central Ward has 1 public park among 14 green space sites. Green space covers 1.7% of the area: about 15 m² per resident, or 2.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
15 m²
Less green space than
78% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.2

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 Minehead Central Ward?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Minehead Central Ward: 4.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Minehead Central Ward by type
TypeArea
Playing fields4.2 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens1 hectares · 1 site
Tennis courts5,569 m² · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3,728 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens2,881 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds2,818 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,070 m² · 4 sites
Other sports facilities1,333 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted22.4 hectares · 0 sites

Does Minehead Central Ward have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Minehead Central Ward has 15 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 25 m² across Minehead. Less green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Minehead Central Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Minehead Central WardThis area15 m² per resident
Minehead25 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 15 m² for every resident adds up to 2.2 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 Minehead Central Ward?

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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 04:08 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Minehead Central Ward dataset covers 195 postcodes.

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