How many parks and green spaces are in Cyncoed? 4 public parks

Cyncoed has 4 public parks among 17 green space sites. Green space covers 17.4% of the area: about 57 m² per resident, or 8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
57 m²
More green space than
78% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
8

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 Cyncoed?

Ffynnon Llandennie is the largest public park in Cyncoed, at 8,235 m². 1 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Cyncoed
ParkSize
Ffynnon Llandennie (Roath Park)8,235 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Cyncoed?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Cyncoed: 47 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Cyncoed by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens47 hectares · 4 sites
Other sports facilities8.5 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces5.8 hectares · 2 sites
Playing fields4.6 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7,260 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces6,317 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts5,947 m² · 2 sites
Cemeteries4,958 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted31.4 hectares · 1 site

Does Cyncoed have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Cyncoed has 57 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 78% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Cyncoed compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
CyncoedThis area57 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. 57 m² for every resident adds up to 8 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 Cyncoed?

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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 Cyncoed dataset covers 526 postcodes.

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