How many parks and green spaces are in Rhondda Cynon Taf? 52 public parks
Rhondda Cynon Taf has 52 public parks among 744 green space sites. Green space covers 2.0% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 35 m²
- More green space than
- 58% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.9
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 Rhondda Cynon TafWhat are the largest parks in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
Dare Valley Country Park is the largest public park in Rhondda Cynon Taf, at 192 hectares. 22 of the 52 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Dare Valley Country Park | 192 hectares |
| Aberdare Park | 19.5 hectares |
| Ynysangharad Park | 16.4 hectares |
| Coed-Pen-Maen Common | 12.5 hectares |
| Bronwydd Park | 8 hectares |
| Blaenllechau Park | 7.6 hectares |
| Penrhys Park | 6.7 hectares |
| King George V Memorial Park | 5.9 hectares |
| Cwmaman Park | 5.8 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 |
| Lewistown Park | 8,883 m² |
| Clydach Park | 8,613 m² |
| Castle Plain | 6,523 m² |
| Gyfeillon Gardens | 1,548 m² |
| Centenary Gardens | 1,351 m² |
| Mount Pleasant Gardens | 581 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Rhondda Cynon Taf: 316 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 316 hectares · 52 sites |
| Playing fields | 216 hectares · 111 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 115 hectares · 145 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 100 hectares · 56 sites |
| Cemeteries | 95.6 hectares · 26 sites |
| Play spaces | 21.2 hectares · 243 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 15.8 hectares · 52 sites |
| Bowling greens | 9.8 hectares · 31 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.4 hectares · 22 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 222 hectares · 6 sites |
Does Rhondda Cynon Taf have a lot of green space?
About average. Rhondda Cynon Taf has 35 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 58% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Rhondda Cynon TafThis area | 35 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. 35 m² for every resident adds up to 4.9 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf have the most green space?
Aberdare West has the most green space per resident of the 39 areas of Rhondda Cynon Taf, at about 300 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 |
|---|---|
| Aberdare WestVery High | 300 m² per resident |
| TrehafodVery High | 104 m² per resident |
| TrealawVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| Taffs WellHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| RhigosHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| Aberdare EastHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| TreorchyHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| Mountain Ash EastHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| MaerdyHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| FerndaleHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| TylorstownHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Mountain Ash WestHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| Aberaman SouthHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwmTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Pont-y-ClunTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| PontypriddTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| PorthTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| AbercynonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| Aberaman NorthLow | 24 m² per resident |
| LlwydcoedLow | 23 m² per resident |
| HirwaunLow | 23 m² per resident |
| LlanharanLow | 23 m² per resident |
| TreherbertLow | 22 m² per resident |
| TonypandyLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Gilfach GochLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Cwm ClydachLow | 21 m² per resident |
| YstradLow | 20 m² per resident |
| TonyrefailLow | 17 m² per resident |
| PenrhiwceiberLow | 17 m² per resident |
| PentreLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Llwyn-y-piaLow | 15 m² per resident |
| YnyshirLow | 15 m² per resident |
| CwmbachVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Llantwit FardreVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| LlantrisantVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Pen-y-graigVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| LlanharryVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| CymmerVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| Pen-y-WaunVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
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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 Rhondda Cynon Taf dataset covers 7,227 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.