How many parks and green spaces are in Mid Glamorgan? 117 public parks
Mid Glamorgan has 117 public parks among 1,370 green space sites. Green space covers 1.8% of the area: about 33 m² per resident, or 4.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 33 m²
- More green space than
- 54% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.6
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
All house prices in Mid GlamorganWhat are the largest parks in Mid Glamorgan?
Dare Valley Country Park is the largest public park in Mid Glamorgan, at 192 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 32 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Dare Valley Country Park | 192 hectares |
| Cyfarthfa Park | 56.6 hectares |
| Lock's Common | 29.5 hectares |
| Aberdare Park | 19.5 hectares |
| Ynysangharad Park | 16.4 hectares |
| Starling Park | 15.6 hectares |
| Coed-Pen-Maen Common | 12.5 hectares |
| Nottage Meadow | 9.6 hectares |
| Bronwydd Park | 8 hectares |
| Blaenllechau Park | 7.6 hectares |
| Treharris Park | 7.1 hectares |
| Penrhys Park | 6.7 hectares |
| King George V Memorial Park | 5.9 hectares |
| Cwmaman Park | 5.8 hectares |
| Parc Calon Lan | 5.5 hectares |
| Garth Park | 4.5 hectares |
| Barry Sidings Country Park | 4.2 hectares |
| Wattstown Memorial Park | 3.3 hectares |
| Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3 hectares |
| Gelli Park | 2 hectares |
| Parc Treherbert Treherbert Park | 1.5 hectares |
| Belle Vue Park | 1.5 hectares |
| Windmill Community Park | 1.1 hectares |
| Lewistown Park | 8,883 m² |
| Clydach Park | 8,613 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Mid Glamorgan?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Mid Glamorgan: 523 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 523 hectares · 117 sites |
| Playing fields | 436 hectares · 206 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 163 hectares · 105 sites |
| Cemeteries | 158 hectares · 66 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 154 hectares · 218 sites |
| Play spaces | 34.2 hectares · 435 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 33.6 hectares · 106 sites |
| Bowling greens | 17.5 hectares · 55 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5.1 hectares · 48 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 609 hectares · 14 sites |
Does Mid Glamorgan have a lot of green space?
About average. Mid Glamorgan has 33 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Cymru / Wales. More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Mid GlamorganThis area | 33 m² per resident |
| Cymru / Wales | 47 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 33 m² for every resident adds up to 4.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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.
Which parts of Mid Glamorgan have the most green space?
Merthyr Tydfil has the most green space per resident of the 3 areas of Mid Glamorgan, at about 38 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Merthyr TydfilHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Rhondda Cynon TafTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| BridgendTypical | 26 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Mid Glamorgan?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Mid Glamorgan.
- What is the average house price in Mid Glamorgan?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Mid Glamorgan?
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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 6 October 2026 at 20:58 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Mid Glamorgan dataset covers 13,470 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.