How many parks and green spaces are in Gabalfa? 1 public park
Gabalfa has 1 public park among 8 green space sites. Green space covers 9.9% of the area: about 14 m² per resident, or 1.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 82% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 14 m²
- Less green space than
- 82% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 1.9
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 GabalfaWhat are the largest parks in Gabalfa?
Maitland Gardens is the largest public park in Gabalfa, at 7,958 m². 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Maitland Gardens | 7,958 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Gabalfa?
Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Gabalfa: 6.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Other sports facilities | 6.1 hectares · 3 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 5.5 hectares · 1 site |
| Public parks and gardens | 8,517 m² · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 3,665 m² · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 1,828 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 1,135 m² · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 399 m² · 0 sites |
| Playing fields | 399 m² · 0 sites |
Does Gabalfa have a lot of green space?
No, less than most areas. Gabalfa has 14 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 32 m² across Cardiff. Less green space per resident than 82% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| GabalfaThis area | 14 m² per resident |
| Cardiff | 32 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 14 m² for every resident adds up to 1.9 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very Low means the bottom 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 Gabalfa?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Gabalfa.
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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 Gabalfa dataset covers 311 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.