How many parks and green spaces are in Bridgend? 41 public parks
Bridgend has 41 public parks among 426 green space sites. Green space covers 1.5% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 26 m²
- Less green space than
- 58% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.6
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 BridgendWhat are the largest parks in Bridgend?
Lock's Common is the largest public park in Bridgend, at 29.5 hectares. 6 of the 41 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Lock's Common | 29.5 hectares |
| Starling Park | 15.6 hectares |
| Nottage Meadow | 9.6 hectares |
| Parc Calon Lan | 5.5 hectares |
| Windmill Community Park | 1.1 hectares |
| Nottage Green | 1,242 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Bridgend?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Bridgend: 158 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 158 hectares · 64 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 104 hectares · 41 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 46.2 hectares · 28 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 31.8 hectares · 61 sites |
| Cemeteries | 23.5 hectares · 21 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 12.4 hectares · 37 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.1 hectares · 136 sites |
| Bowling greens | 5.2 hectares · 15 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.1 hectares · 18 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 250 hectares · 5 sites |
Does Bridgend have a lot of green space?
About average. Bridgend has 26 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 33 m² across Mid Glamorgan. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BridgendThis area | 26 m² per resident |
| Mid Glamorgan | 33 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.6 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 Bridgend have the most green space?
Coychurch Higher has the most green space per resident of the 19 areas of Bridgend, at about 74 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 |
|---|---|
| Coychurch HigherVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| Llangynwyd LowerVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| Cefn CribwrVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| Ogmore ValleyHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| PencoedHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| PorthcawlHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| YnysawdreHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Newcastle HigherTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Llangynwyd MiddleTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| Garw ValleyTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| MaestegTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| PyleLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Coychurch LowerLow | 19 m² per resident |
| LalestonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Coity HigherVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Merthyr MawrVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| CornellyVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| BracklaVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| St. Bride's MinorVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Bridgend?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Bridgend.
- What is the average house price in Bridgend?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Bridgend?
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- How do Bridgend house prices compare with another area?
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 02:04 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bridgend dataset covers 4,258 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.