How many parks and green spaces are in Powys? 59 public parks
Powys has 59 public parks among 888 green space sites. Green space covers 0.1% of the area: about 50 m² per resident, or 7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 50 m²
- More green space than
- 74% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 7
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 PowysWhat are the largest parks in Powys?
Llangors Common is the largest public park in Powys, at 14.6 hectares. 19 of the 59 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Llangors Common | 14.6 hectares |
| Craig-y-Nos Country Park | 13.7 hectares |
| Dolerw Park | 12.3 hectares |
| Rock Park | 10.5 hectares |
| Hundred House Common | 9.9 hectares |
| The Warren | 8.3 hectares |
| The Common | 7.8 hectares |
| Castle Gardens | 5 hectares |
| Bullpit Picnic Site | 4.7 hectares |
| The Common | 2.6 hectares |
| Offa's Dyke Park | 2.5 hectares |
| Beacons Park | 1.5 hectares |
| The Green | 6,640 m² |
| Temple Gardens | 6,630 m² |
| Erwood Common | 5,260 m² |
| Parc yr Orsedd | 5,000 m² |
| Borfa Green | 1,409 m² |
| Buttington Wharf | 914 m² |
| Village Green | 571 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Powys?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Powys: 198 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 198 hectares · 94 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 181 hectares · 59 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 117 hectares · 51 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 98.4 hectares · 280 sites |
| Cemeteries | 45.3 hectares · 114 sites |
| Play spaces | 15.1 hectares · 166 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 15.1 hectares · 42 sites |
| Bowling greens | 9.3 hectares · 36 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.5 hectares · 32 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 491 hectares · 14 sites |
Does Powys have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Powys has 50 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 74% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| PowysThis area | 50 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. 50 m² for every resident adds up to 7 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 Powys have the most green space?
Llandinam has the most green space per resident of the 110 areas of Powys, at about 684 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 |
|---|---|
| LlandinamVery High | 684 m² per resident |
| GlascwmVery High | 226 m² per resident |
| LlanwddynVery High | 209 m² per resident |
| Llanwrtyd WellsVery High | 174 m² per resident |
| LlangorsVery High | 155 m² per resident |
| Talybont-on-UskVery High | 146 m² per resident |
| Tawe-UchafVery High | 134 m² per resident |
| New RadnorVery High | 130 m² per resident |
| HayVery High | 126 m² per resident |
| MachynllethVery High | 108 m² per resident |
| DwyriwVery High | 105 m² per resident |
| MeifodVery High | 97 m² per resident |
| Llanbadarn FynyddVery High | 74 m² per resident |
| LlangattockVery High | 73 m² per resident |
| BuilthVery High | 67 m² per resident |
| Llanidloes WithoutVery High | 67 m² per resident |
| RhayaderVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| BeguildyVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| BreconVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| CrickhowellHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| Merthyr CynogHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| LlanfyllinHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| LlanafanfawrHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| LlanidloesHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| Llandrindod WellsHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| PresteigneHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| WhittonHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| The Vale of GrwyneyHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| TalgarthHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| MaescarHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| DuhonwHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| LlanelweddHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| Newtown and LlanllwchaiarnHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| PainscastleHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| LlandyssilHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| MontgomeryHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| St. HarmonHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| PenybontHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| LlangynogHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| LlanfrynachHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| YstradgynlaisHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| KnightonHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| CaerswsHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| LlandrinioHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| WelshpoolTypical | 37 m² per resident |
| LlangamarchTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| ErwoodTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Forden with Leighton and TrelystanTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| Glyn TarellTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| TrallongTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| LlywelTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| GwernyfedTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| LlanyreTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| YstradfellteTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| LlangynidrTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| GladestryTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| BettwsTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| LlanfechainTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| GuilsfieldTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| Llanrhaeadr-ym-MochnantTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| CarnoTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| TreflysTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| LlanfihangelTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| AberedwTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| LlandysilioTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| KerryTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| LlanbisterTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Llanfihangel RhydithonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| BerriewTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| BanwyLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Old RadnorLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Llanfair CaereinionLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Felin-FachLow | 24 m² per resident |
| LlanbrynmairLow | 23 m² per resident |
| LlangunlloLow | 23 m² per resident |
| BronllysLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Bausley with CriggionLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Abbey CwmhirLow | 21 m² per resident |
| ChurchstokeLow | 21 m² per resident |
| TrefeglwysLow | 20 m² per resident |
| NantmelLow | 19 m² per resident |
| LlanwrthwlLow | 19 m² per resident |
| GlasburyLow | 19 m² per resident |
| ClyroLow | 18 m² per resident |
| CrayLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Pen-y-Bont-FawrLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and CathedineLow | 17 m² per resident |
| LlansantffraidLow | 17 m² per resident |
| LlangedwynLow | 17 m² per resident |
| GlantwymynLow | 16 m² per resident |
| LlanigonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| LlanerfylLow | 16 m² per resident |
| TrewernVery Low | 15 m² per resident |
| MochdreVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Llanddewi YstradennyVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| ManafonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| LlanddewVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Castle CaereinionVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Honddu IsafVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| LlansilinVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| LlangyniewVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| CadfarchVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Llanbadarn FawrVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| LlangurigVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Disserth and TrecoedVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| CilmeryVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| YscirVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| AberhafespVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| TregynonVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| CarreghofaVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Powys?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Powys.
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- How many properties are being sold in Powys?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Powys?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Powys?
- How do Powys house prices compare with another area?
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 20:49 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Powys dataset covers 7,019 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.