How many parks and green spaces are in Bala? 0 public parks

Bala has 0 public parks among 11 green space sites. Green space covers 3.8% of the area: about 50 m² per resident, or 7 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
50 m²
More green space than
73% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
7

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 Bala?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Bala: 8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Bala by type
TypeArea
Playing fields8 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities1.6 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds3,592 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens1,955 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,439 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted25.1 hectares · 1 site

Does Bala have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Bala has 50 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 88 m² across Gwynedd. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Bala compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
BalaThis area50 m² per resident
Gwynedd88 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 50 m² for every resident adds up to 7 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.

What else do people ask about Bala?

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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 02:01 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bala dataset covers 91 postcodes.

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