How many parks and green spaces are in Blaenau Gwent? 26 public parks
Blaenau Gwent has 26 public parks among 232 green space sites. Green space covers 3.0% of the area: about 49 m² per resident, or 6.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 49 m²
- More green space than
- 73% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.9
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 Blaenau GwentWhat are the largest parks in Blaenau Gwent?
Parc Bryn Bach is the largest public park in Blaenau Gwent, at 120 hectares. 6 of the 26 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Parc Bryn Bach (Bryn Bach Park) | 120 hectares |
| Bedwellty Park | 9.1 hectares |
| Welfare Park | 3.1 hectares |
| Pilgrims Park | 1.9 hectares |
| Coronation Park | 6,287 m² |
| Sirhowy Community Garden | 2,529 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Blaenau Gwent?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Blaenau Gwent: 165 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 165 hectares · 26 sites |
| Playing fields | 70.2 hectares · 36 sites |
| Cemeteries | 44.6 hectares · 13 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 36.4 hectares · 27 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 13.3 hectares · 29 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5.9 hectares · 19 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.5 hectares · 65 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.3 hectares · 11 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5,831 m² · 4 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 79.1 hectares · 2 sites |
Does Blaenau Gwent have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Blaenau Gwent has 49 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Cymru / Wales. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Blaenau GwentThis area | 49 m² per resident |
| Cymru / Wales | 47 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 49 m² for every resident adds up to 6.9 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 Blaenau Gwent have the most green space?
Tredegar has the most green space per resident of the 11 areas of Blaenau Gwent, at about 112 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 |
|---|---|
| TredegarVery High | 112 m² per resident |
| Ebbw Vale NorthVery High | 68 m² per resident |
| BadmintonHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| CwmHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| AbertilleryTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| BrynmawrTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| LlanhillethTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| RassauLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Nantyglo and BlainaLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Ebbw Vale SouthLow | 17 m² per resident |
| BeaufortVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Blaenau Gwent?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Blaenau Gwent.
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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 6 October 2026 at 21:09 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Blaenau Gwent dataset covers 4,042 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.