How many parks and green spaces are in Penylan? 7 public parks
Penylan has 7 public parks among 24 green space sites. Green space covers 11.0% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 29 m²
- Less green space than
- 52% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.1
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
All house prices in PenylanWhat are the largest parks in Penylan?
Howardian Local Nature Reserve is the largest public park in Penylan, at 12.6 hectares. 6 of the 7 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Howardian Local Nature Reserve | 12.6 hectares |
| Waterloo Gardens | 2.2 hectares |
| Roath Mill Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| Cyncoed Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Sovereign Chase | 1 hectares |
| Roath Brook Gardens | 4,898 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Penylan?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Penylan: 19.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 19.7 hectares · 7 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 8.7 hectares · 2 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 4.3 hectares · 3 sites |
| Playing fields | 3.8 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 7,839 m² · 4 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4,227 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 3,797 m² · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 1,893 m² · 3 sites |
Does Penylan have a lot of green space?
About average. Penylan has 29 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 52% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| PenylanThis area | 29 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. 29 m² for every resident adds up to 4.1 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.
What else do people ask about Penylan?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Penylan.
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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 Penylan dataset covers 646 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.