How many parks and green spaces are in Mountain Ash West? 2 public parks

Mountain Ash West has 2 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 4.6% of the area: about 38 m² per resident, or 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
38 m²
More green space than
61% 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

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What are the largest parks in Mountain Ash West?

Victoria Pleasure Grounds is the largest public park in Mountain Ash West, at 3 hectares. 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Mountain Ash West
ParkSize
Victoria Pleasure Grounds3 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Mountain Ash West?

Cemeteries cover the most ground in Mountain Ash West: 5.5 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Mountain Ash West by type
TypeArea
Cemeteries5.5 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields4.3 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3.2 hectares · 4 sites
Public parks and gardens3 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces4,294 m² · 6 sites
Bowling greens3,549 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,237 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities362 m² · 1 site

Does Mountain Ash West have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Mountain Ash West has 38 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 35 m² across Rhondda Cynon Taf. More green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Mountain Ash West compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Mountain Ash WestThis area38 m² per resident
Rhondda Cynon Taf35 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 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.

What else do people ask about Mountain Ash West?

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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 (July 2026). The Mountain Ash West dataset covers 119 postcodes.

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