How many parks and green spaces are in South Somerset? 52 public parks
South Somerset has 52 public parks among 705 green space sites. Green space covers 0.7% of the area: about 42 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 42 m²
- More green space than
- 66% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.8
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
All house prices in South SomersetWhat are the largest parks in South Somerset?
Ham Hill Country Park is the largest public park in South Somerset, at 139 hectares. 20 of the 52 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Ham Hill Country Park | 139 hectares |
| Yeovil Country Park | 62 hectares |
| Snowden Park | 5.7 hectares |
| Oak Tree Park | 5.1 hectares |
| Birchfield Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Pen Hill Park | 4.4 hectares |
| Jocelyn Park | 3 hectares |
| Cartgate Picnic Area | 3 hectares |
| Mitchell Gardens | 2.4 hectares |
| Millennium Wood | 2.1 hectares |
| Fairfield | 2.1 hectares |
| Cockle Moor | 1.7 hectares |
| Ashmore Wood Nature Reserve | 1.3 hectares |
| Sidney Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Preston Park | 1 hectares |
| Cowleaze Meadow | 1 hectares |
| St Michael's Community Orchard | 4,610 m² |
| Riverside Play Trail | 4,408 m² |
| Stocks Green | 1,197 m² |
| The Grove Garden | 627 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in South Somerset?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in South Somerset: 271 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 271 hectares · 52 sites |
| Playing fields | 233 hectares · 112 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 92.3 hectares · 49 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 48.5 hectares · 145 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 44.5 hectares · 71 sites |
| Cemeteries | 27 hectares · 34 sites |
| Play spaces | 20.2 hectares · 181 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.1 hectares · 12 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.7 hectares · 43 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 209 hectares · 6 sites |
Does South Somerset have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. South Somerset has 42 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 33 m² across Somerset. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| South SomersetThis area | 42 m² per resident |
| Somerset | 33 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 42 m² for every resident adds up to 5.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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 South Somerset have the most green space?
Kingweston has the most green space per resident of the 120 areas of South Somerset, at about 2,517 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 |
|---|---|
| KingwestonVery High | 2,517 m² per resident |
| MontacuteVery High | 1,376 m² per resident |
| Norton sub HamdonVery High | 442 m² per resident |
| Stoke sub HamdonVery High | 138 m² per resident |
| PitcombeVery High | 124 m² per resident |
| BarwickVery High | 117 m² per resident |
| North PerrottVery High | 107 m² per resident |
| Dowlish WakeVery High | 98 m² per resident |
| KingsdonVery High | 96 m² per resident |
| BarringtonVery High | 95 m² per resident |
| BrutonVery High | 92 m² per resident |
| ClosworthVery High | 83 m² per resident |
| IltonVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| Seavington St MaryVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| BabcaryVery High | 71 m² per resident |
| CudworthVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| West and Middle ChinnockVery High | 68 m² per resident |
| PitneyVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| Hinton St. GeorgeVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| Tatworth and FortonHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| AnsfordHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| HorsingtonHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| Shepton BeauchampHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| High HamHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Haselbury PlucknettHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| Charlton MackrellHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| WincantonHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Compton PauncefootHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| South BarrowHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| TintinhullHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| WayfordHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| Long SuttonHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| MartockHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| IlchesterHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Combe St NicholasHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| OdcombeHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| FiveheadHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| YeovilHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| WinshamHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| LangportHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Kingsbury EpiscopiHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Barton St. DavidHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Queen CamelHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Chilthorne DomerTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| MistertonTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| RimptonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| AllerTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Hambridge and WestportTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| StocklinchTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| West CokerTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Keinton MandevilleTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| AshTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Castle CaryTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Chilton CanteloTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| DonyattTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| SparkfordTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| MapertonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Buckland St MaryTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| IlminsterTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Huish EpiscopiTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| KingstoneTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Hardington MandevilleTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Curry RivelTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Isle BrewersTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Cricket St. ThomasTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Pen SelwoodTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| SomertonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| Compton DundonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| East CokerTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| Milborne PortTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| North CadburyTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| MudfordTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Abbas and TemplecombeLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Corton DenhamLow | 24 m² per resident |
| BroadwayLow | 23 m² per resident |
| HenstridgeLow | 23 m² per resident |
| PuckingtonLow | 22 m² per resident |
| MerriottLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Bratton SeymourLow | 21 m² per resident |
| WhitelackingtonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| North BarrowLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Long LoadLow | 19 m² per resident |
| South PethertonLow | 19 m² per resident |
| YarlingtonLow | 19 m² per resident |
| CrewkerneLow | 18 m² per resident |
| West CamelLow | 18 m² per resident |
| CucklingtonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| HoltonLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Chard TownLow | 16 m² per resident |
| MuchelneyLow | 16 m² per resident |
| AshillLow | 16 m² per resident |
| BrymptonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| BeercrocombeLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Seavington St MichaelLow | 15 m² per resident |
| AlfordLow | 15 m² per resident |
| DinningtonLow | 15 m² per resident |
| WambrookLow | 15 m² per resident |
| LovingtonVery Low | 15 m² per resident |
| ChaffcombeVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| South Cadbury and Sutton MontisVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| East ChinnockVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Isle AbbottsVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Curry MalletVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| ChiselboroughVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| North CheritonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Charlton HorethorneVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Knowle St. GilesVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Shepton MontagueVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Charlton MusgroveVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Marston MagnaVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Yeovilton and DistrictVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| HortonVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| ChillingtonVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| WhitestauntonVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| BrewhamVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| LopenVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| Yeovil WithoutVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| DraytonVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| Stoke TristerVery Low | under 1 m² per resident |
| West CrewkerneVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about South Somerset?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in South Somerset.
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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 02:33 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The South Somerset dataset covers 7,607 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.