How many parks and green spaces are in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen? 5 public parks

Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen has 5 public parks among 41 green space sites. Green space covers 3.0% of the area: about 52 m² per resident, or 7.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
52 m²
More green space than
75% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
7.3

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

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What are the largest parks in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen?

Parc Glan yr Afon is the largest public park in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, at 15.5 hectares. 1 of the 5 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen
ParkSize
Parc Glan yr Afon (Riverside Park)15.5 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen: 18.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens18.4 hectares · 5 sites
Playing fields13.1 hectares · 5 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces9.1 hectares · 9 sites
Other sports facilities8 hectares · 5 sites
Cemeteries3.4 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds2.3 hectares · 4 sites
Bowling greens5,073 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces4,232 m² · 9 sites
Tennis courts1,662 m² · 1 site

Does Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen has 52 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 60 m² across Caerphilly. More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Bedwas, Trethomas and MachenThis area52 m² per resident
Caerphilly60 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 52 m² for every resident adds up to 7.3 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.

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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 02:05 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen dataset covers 547 postcodes.

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