How many parks and green spaces are in Torfaen? 33 public parks
Torfaen has 33 public parks among 295 green space sites. Green space covers 2.6% of the area: about 36 m² per resident, or 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 36 m²
- More green space than
- 59% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.1
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 TorfaenWhat are the largest parks in Torfaen?
Cwmynyscoy Gwarchodfa Natur Leol is the largest public park in Torfaen, at 6.9 hectares. 9 of the 33 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cwmynyscoy Gwarchodfa Natur Leol (Cwmynyscoy Local Nature Reserve) | 6.9 hectares |
| Rose Garden | 3 hectares |
| Glansychan Park King George's Field | 2 hectares |
| Panteg Park | 1.5 hectares |
| Gallowsgreen | 1.4 hectares |
| Capel Newydd Viewpoint | 9,872 m² |
| Iron Bridge Picnic Area | 3,776 m² |
| Picwic Green | 3,356 m² |
| Trevethin Community Garden | 827 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Torfaen?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Torfaen: 139 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 139 hectares · 33 sites |
| Playing fields | 96.9 hectares · 59 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 44.6 hectares · 28 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 22 hectares · 48 sites |
| Cemeteries | 18.2 hectares · 10 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 17.3 hectares · 26 sites |
| Play spaces | 5 hectares · 75 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2 hectares · 9 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3,709 m² · 3 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 77.5 hectares · 4 sites |
Does Torfaen have a lot of green space?
About average. Torfaen has 36 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Cymru / Wales. More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| TorfaenThis area | 36 m² per resident |
| Cymru / Wales | 47 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 36 m² for every resident adds up to 5.1 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.
Which parts of Torfaen have the most green space?
Trevethin has the most green space per resident of the 16 areas of Torfaen, at about 90 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| TrevethinVery High | 90 m² per resident |
| PontymoileVery High | 84 m² per resident |
| HenllysHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| LlantarnamHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| New InnTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| BlaenavonTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Cwmbran CentralTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| AbersychanTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| LlanyrafonTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| PonthirTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| PontnewyddTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| FairwaterTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| CroesyceiliogTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| Pen TranchLow | 24 m² per resident |
| PantegLow | 19 m² per resident |
| Upper CwmbranVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Torfaen?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Torfaen.
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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 6 October 2026 at 21:09 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Torfaen dataset covers 4,221 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.