How many parks and green spaces are in Penarth? 12 public parks
Penarth has 12 public parks among 61 green space sites. Green space covers 18.1% of the area: about 63 m² per resident, or 8.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 81% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 63 m²
- More green space than
- 81% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 8.8
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
All house prices in PenarthWhat are the largest parks in Penarth?
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park is the largest public park in Penarth, at 110 hectares. 6 of the 12 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cosmeston Lakes Country Park | 110 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 2.9 hectares |
| Windsor Gardens | 1.9 hectares |
| Parc Dingle Park | 1.7 hectares |
| Y Cymin | 1.7 hectares |
| Belle Vue Gardens | 6,864 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Penarth?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Penarth: 105 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 105 hectares · 12 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 17.3 hectares · 5 sites |
| Playing fields | 12.1 hectares · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 3.5 hectares · 8 sites |
| Cemeteries | 3 hectares · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 2.6 hectares · 5 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.9 hectares · 5 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.1 hectares · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 1 hectares · 16 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 46 hectares · 1 site |
Does Penarth have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. Penarth has 63 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 81% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| PenarthThis area | 63 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. 63 m² for every resident adds up to 8.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very High means the top 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 Penarth?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Penarth.
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- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Penarth?
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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 Penarth dataset covers 1,400 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.