How many parks and green spaces are in Merthyr Tydfil? 24 public parks
Merthyr Tydfil has 24 public parks among 200 green space sites. Green space covers 2.0% of the area: about 38 m² per resident, or 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 38 m²
- More green space than
- 62% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.3
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 Merthyr TydfilWhat are the largest parks in Merthyr Tydfil?
Cyfarthfa Park is the largest public park in Merthyr Tydfil, at 56.6 hectares. 4 of the 24 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cyfarthfa Park | 56.6 hectares |
| Treharris Park | 7.1 hectares |
| Central Park | 7,499 m² |
| Dowlais Pant and Penywern Community Nature Garden | 2,690 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Merthyr Tydfil?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Merthyr Tydfil: 103 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 103 hectares · 24 sites |
| Playing fields | 62.4 hectares · 31 sites |
| Cemeteries | 38.8 hectares · 19 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 16.3 hectares · 21 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 7.3 hectares · 12 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5.4 hectares · 17 sites |
| Play spaces | 3.9 hectares · 56 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.5 hectares · 9 sites |
| Tennis courts | 6,704 m² · 8 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 137 hectares · 3 sites |
Does Merthyr Tydfil have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Merthyr Tydfil has 38 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 33 m² across Mid Glamorgan. More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Merthyr TydfilThis area | 38 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. 38 m² for every resident adds up to 5.3 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.
Which parts of Merthyr Tydfil have the most green space?
Park has the most green space per resident of the 12 areas of Merthyr Tydfil, at about 139 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 |
|---|---|
| ParkVery High | 139 m² per resident |
| DowlaisVery High | 72 m² per resident |
| VaynorVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| PantHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| Merthyr ValeHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| TreharrisTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| BedlinogTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| TownTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Troed-y-rhiwLow | 24 m² per resident |
| PenydarrenLow | 21 m² per resident |
| CyfarthfaVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| GurnosVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Merthyr Tydfil?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Merthyr Tydfil.
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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 02:04 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Merthyr Tydfil dataset covers 1,985 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.