How many parks and green spaces are in Newport? 54 public parks
Newport has 54 public parks among 358 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% 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
All house prices in NewportWhat are the largest parks in Newport?
St Julian's Park is the largest public park in Newport, at 49.5 hectares. 13 of the 54 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| St Julian's Park | 49.5 hectares |
| Tredegar House | 43.1 hectares |
| Westfield Playing Fields | 25.2 hectares |
| Beechwood Park | 12.2 hectares |
| Belle Vue Park | 9.3 hectares |
| Grove Park | 3.5 hectares |
| Coed-Melyn Park | 2.6 hectares |
| Woodland Park | 1.9 hectares |
| Llandevaud Common | 1.7 hectares |
| Mendalgief Community Park | 5,390 m² |
| Chapel Park | 2,881 m² |
| Mariners Green | 2,055 m² |
| Millennium Garden | 997 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Newport?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Newport: 259 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 259 hectares · 54 sites |
| Playing fields | 138 hectares · 39 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 35.6 hectares · 39 sites |
| Cemeteries | 35.5 hectares · 10 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 26.9 hectares · 29 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 17.1 hectares · 52 sites |
| Play spaces | 5.4 hectares · 104 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.1 hectares · 7 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.5 hectares · 14 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 569 hectares · 10 sites |
Does Newport have a lot of green space?
About average. Newport has 32 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Cymru / Wales. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| NewportThis area | 32 m² per resident |
| Cymru / Wales | 47 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 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.
Which parts of Newport have the most green space?
Nash has the most green space per resident of the 29 areas of Newport, at about 276 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 |
|---|---|
| NashVery High | 276 m² per resident |
| CoedkernewVery High | 185 m² per resident |
| LlanvachesVery High | 100 m² per resident |
| CaerleonVery High | 98 m² per resident |
| Tredegar ParkVery High | 81 m² per resident |
| BettwsHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| RedwickHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Allt-Yr-YnHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| GaerHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| WentloogeTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| BishtonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| LlanwernTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| St. JuliansTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| BeechwoodTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| ShaftesburyTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| PenhowTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| RogerstoneLow | 25 m² per resident |
| LiswerryLow | 23 m² per resident |
| MalpasLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Stow HillLow | 23 m² per resident |
| MarshfieldLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Michaelston-y-VedwLow | 18 m² per resident |
| AlwayLow | 16 m² per resident |
| GraigLow | 15 m² per resident |
| GoldcliffVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| PillgwenllyVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| LangstoneVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| RinglandVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| VictoriaVery Low | 1 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Newport?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Newport.
- What is the average house price in Newport?
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- What type of properties are sold in Newport?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Newport?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Newport?
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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 6 October 2026 at 21:09 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Newport dataset covers 10,754 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.