How many parks and green spaces are in Garw Valley? 4 public parks

Garw Valley has 4 public parks among 34 green space sites. Green space covers 0.8% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
32 m²
More green space than
53% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.5

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 Garw Valley?

Parc Calon Lan is the largest public park in Garw Valley, at 5.5 hectares. 1 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Garw Valley
ParkSize
Parc Calon Lan5.5 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Garw Valley?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Garw Valley: 12.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Garw Valley by type
TypeArea
Playing fields12.3 hectares · 9 sites
Public parks and gardens8.1 hectares · 4 sites
Cemeteries2 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces1.2 hectares · 12 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7,317 m² · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces6,805 m² · 2 sites
Other sports facilities4,082 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens2,015 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,301 m² · 1 site

Does Garw Valley have a lot of green space?

About average. Garw Valley has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 26 m² across Bridgend. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Garw Valley compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Garw ValleyThis area32 m² per resident
Bridgend26 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 32 m² for every resident adds up to 4.5 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.

What else do people ask about Garw Valley?

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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 Garw Valley dataset covers 209 postcodes.

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