How many parks and green spaces are in Ystrad Mynach? 3 public parks

Ystrad Mynach has 3 public parks among 19 green space sites. Green space covers 15.0% of the area: about 79 m² per resident, or 11 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 86% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
79 m²
More green space than
86% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
11

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 kinds of green space are there in Ystrad Mynach?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Ystrad Mynach: 15 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Ystrad Mynach by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens15 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities12.2 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3.6 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields2.2 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.7 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces4,459 m² · 4 sites
Bowling greens2,415 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts2,126 m² · 1 site

Does Ystrad Mynach have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Ystrad Mynach has 79 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 88 m² across Gelligaer. More green space per resident than 86% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Ystrad Mynach compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Ystrad MynachThis area79 m² per resident
Gelligaer88 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 79 m² for every resident adds up to 11 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.

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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 03:28 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Ystrad Mynach dataset covers 258 postcodes.

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