How many parks and green spaces are in St. Nicholas and Bonvilston? 2 public parks

St. Nicholas and Bonvilston has 2 public parks among 9 green space sites. Green space covers 1.2% of the area: about 157 m² per resident, or 22 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
157 m²
More green space than
94% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
22

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 are the largest parks in St. Nicholas and Bonvilston?

Dyffryn Gardens is the largest public park in St. Nicholas and Bonvilston, at 24.3 hectares. 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in St. Nicholas and Bonvilston
ParkSize
Dyffryn Gardens24.3 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in St. Nicholas and Bonvilston?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in St. Nicholas and Bonvilston: 15.1 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in St. Nicholas and Bonvilston by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens15.1 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4,702 m² · 2 sites
Cemeteries2,360 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,135 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted106 hectares · 1 site

Does St. Nicholas and Bonvilston have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. St. Nicholas and Bonvilston has 157 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 94% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in St. Nicholas and Bonvilston compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
St. Nicholas and BonvilstonThis area157 m² per resident
Vale of Glamorgan46 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 157 m² for every resident adds up to 22 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.

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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 St. Nicholas and Bonvilston dataset covers 36 postcodes.

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