How many parks and green spaces are in Darran Valley? 1 public park

Darran Valley has 1 public park among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 4.4% of the area: about 355 m² per resident, or 50 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 97% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
355 m²
More green space than
97% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
50

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 Darran Valley?

Parc Cwm Darran is the largest public park in Darran Valley, at 79.7 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Darran Valley
ParkSize
Parc Cwm Darran79.7 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Darran Valley?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Darran Valley: 79.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Darran Valley by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens79.7 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields2.9 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.8 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries8,697 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities4,245 m² · 1 site
Play spaces2,722 m² · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1,105 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted99 m² · 0 sites

Does Darran Valley have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Darran Valley has 355 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 97% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Darran Valley compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Darran ValleyThis area355 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. 355 m² for every resident adds up to 50 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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 Darran Valley?

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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 (June 2026). The Darran Valley dataset covers 147 postcodes.

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