How many parks and green spaces are in Chard Town? 9 public parks
Chard Town has 9 public parks among 36 green space sites. Green space covers 3.7% of the area: about 16 m² per resident, or 2.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 16 m²
- Less green space than
- 77% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.3
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 Chard TownWhat are the largest parks in Chard Town?
Jocelyn Park is the largest public park in Chard Town, at 3 hectares. 2 of the 9 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Jocelyn Park | 3 hectares |
| Mitchell Gardens | 2.4 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Chard Town?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Chard Town: 12.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 12.3 hectares · 9 sites |
| Playing fields | 4.9 hectares · 4 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 3.6 hectares · 4 sites |
| Play spaces | 2.4 hectares · 11 sites |
| Cemeteries | 1.7 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 7,907 m² · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 6,935 m² · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 2,840 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 1,777 m² · 3 sites |
Does Chard Town have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Chard Town has 16 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 42 m² across South Somerset. Less green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Chard TownThis area | 16 m² per resident |
| South Somerset | 42 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 16 m² for every resident adds up to 2.3 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 Chard Town?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Chard Town.
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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 03:38 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Chard Town dataset covers 529 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.