How many parks and green spaces are in Pentyrch? 2 public parks

Pentyrch has 2 public parks among 24 green space sites. Green space covers 0.7% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
22 m²
Less green space than
65% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.1

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 Pentyrch?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Pentyrch: 11.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Pentyrch by type
TypeArea
Playing fields11.6 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces8,310 m² · 1 site
Play spaces4,872 m² · 7 sites
Public parks and gardens4,333 m² · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds3,605 m² · 2 sites
Tennis courts3,162 m² · 4 sites
Bowling greens2,578 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries1,051 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted33.5 hectares · 1 site

Does Pentyrch have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Pentyrch has 22 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 65% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Pentyrch compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
PentyrchThis area22 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. 22 m² for every resident adds up to 3.1 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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.

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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 (July 2026). The Pentyrch dataset covers 495 postcodes.

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