How many parks and green spaces are in Caerau? 3 public parks

Caerau has 3 public parks among 24 green space sites. Green space covers 16.8% of the area: about 44 m² per resident, or 6.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 68% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
44 m²
More green space than
68% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.1

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 kinds of green space are there in Caerau?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Caerau: 36.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Caerau by type
TypeArea
Playing fields36.7 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces5.2 hectares · 2 sites
Other sports facilities5 hectares · 5 sites
Public parks and gardens3.7 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7,693 m² · 4 sites
Play spaces3,941 m² · 8 sites

Does Caerau have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Caerau has 44 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 32 m² across Cardiff. More green space per resident than 68% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Caerau compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
CaerauThis area44 m² per resident
Cardiff32 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 44 m² for every resident adds up to 6.1 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 Caerau?

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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 (August 2026). The Caerau dataset covers 236 postcodes.

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