How many parks and green spaces are in Pontllanfraith? 4 public parks

Pontllanfraith has 4 public parks among 25 green space sites. Green space covers 6.4% of the area: about 44 m² per resident, or 6.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
44 m²
More green space than
69% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.2

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 Pontllanfraith?

Islwyn Park is the largest public park in Pontllanfraith, at 5.1 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Pontllanfraith
ParkSize
Islwyn Park5.1 hectares
Penllwyn Manor Park1.8 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Pontllanfraith?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Pontllanfraith: 18.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Pontllanfraith by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens18.1 hectares · 4 sites
Other sports facilities8.7 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields8.1 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.1 hectares · 5 sites
Bowling greens1.2 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds6,359 m² · 3 sites
Cemeteries4,602 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,299 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted6 m² · 0 sites

Does Pontllanfraith have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Pontllanfraith has 44 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 69% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Pontllanfraith compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
PontllanfraithThis area44 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. 44 m² for every resident adds up to 6.2 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 02:06 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Pontllanfraith dataset covers 444 postcodes.

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