How many parks and green spaces are in Barry? 36 public parks
Barry has 36 public parks among 136 green space sites. Green space covers 11.4% of the area: about 42 m² per resident, or 5.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 42 m²
- More green space than
- 67% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.9
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 BarryWhat are the largest parks in Barry?
Parc Gwledig Porthceri is the largest public park in Barry, at 123 hectares. 11 of the 36 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Parc Gwledig Porthceri (Porthkerry Country Park) | 123 hectares |
| Romilly Park | 7.5 hectares |
| Cold Knap Gardens | 5.6 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 2.6 hectares |
| Man Agored Cyhoeddus Dyfan Road (Dyfan Road Public Open Space) | 2.4 hectares |
| Gladstone Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| Parade Gardens | 1.4 hectares |
| Central Park | 6,687 m² |
| Cadoxton Conservation Area | 4,555 m² |
| Coronation Gardens | 4,035 m² |
| Victoria Gardens | 1,416 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Barry?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Barry: 153 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 153 hectares · 36 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 27.8 hectares · 19 sites |
| Playing fields | 22 hectares · 6 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 13 hectares · 9 sites |
| Cemeteries | 12.9 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 3.1 hectares · 47 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.3 hectares · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 9,879 m² · 7 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5,541 m² · 4 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 51 hectares · 1 site |
Does Barry have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Barry has 42 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 46 m² across Vale of Glamorgan. More green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BarryThis area | 42 m² per resident |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 46 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 42 m² for every resident adds up to 5.9 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 Barry?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Barry.
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Barry?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Barry?
- How do Barry house prices compare with another area?
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 Barry dataset covers 2,529 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.