How many parks and green spaces are in South Glamorgan? 180 public parks
South Glamorgan has 180 public parks among 1,025 green space sites. Green space covers 3.6% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 5 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
- 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 South GlamorganWhat are the largest parks in South Glamorgan?
Parc Gwledig Porthceri is the largest public park in South Glamorgan, at 123 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 72 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Parc Gwledig Porthceri (Porthkerry Country Park) | 123 hectares |
| Cosmeston Lakes Country Park | 110 hectares |
| Parc Cefn Onn | 54.5 hectares |
| Forest Farm Country Park | 54.3 hectares |
| Bute Park | 44.8 hectares |
| Roath Park | 38.1 hectares |
| Pontcanna Fields | 34.8 hectares |
| Fishpond Wood | 25.3 hectares |
| Dyffryn Gardens | 24.3 hectares |
| Hailey Park | 22.7 hectares |
| Tremorfa Park | 16.9 hectares |
| Fairwater Park | 13.5 hectares |
| Parc Hamadryad (Hamadryad Park) | 13.1 hectares |
| Howardian Local Nature Reserve | 12.6 hectares |
| Dinas Powis Common | 9.7 hectares |
| Sophia Gardens | 9 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 7.7 hectares |
| Romilly Park | 7.5 hectares |
| Cold Knap Gardens | 5.6 hectares |
| Sevenoaks Park | 5.2 hectares |
| Thompson's Park | 5.1 hectares |
| Parc Tredelerch | 4.6 hectares |
| Moorland Park | 3.8 hectares |
| Hill Snook Park | 3.8 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 2.9 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in South Glamorgan?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in South Glamorgan: 901 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 901 hectares · 180 sites |
| Playing fields | 435 hectares · 101 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 252 hectares · 126 sites |
| Cemeteries | 105 hectares · 27 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 102 hectares · 61 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 35.7 hectares · 125 sites |
| Play spaces | 22.3 hectares · 297 sites |
| Tennis courts | 11.5 hectares · 54 sites |
| Bowling greens | 9.6 hectares · 34 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 810 hectares · 20 sites |
Does South Glamorgan have a lot of green space?
About average. South Glamorgan has 35 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 58% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| South GlamorganThis area | 35 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. 35 m² for every resident adds up to 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 South Glamorgan have the most green space?
Vale of Glamorgan has the most green space per resident of the 2 areas of South Glamorgan, at about 46 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 |
|---|---|
| Vale of GlamorganHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| CardiffTypical | 32 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about South Glamorgan?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in South Glamorgan.
- What is the average house price in South Glamorgan?
- When did average house prices in South Glamorgan reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in South Glamorgan?
- What type of properties are sold in South Glamorgan?
- What price range do most homes sell for in South Glamorgan?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of South Glamorgan?
- How do South Glamorgan 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 21:04 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The South Glamorgan dataset covers 24,634 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.