How many parks and green spaces are in Fairwater? 3 public parks
Fairwater has 3 public parks among 17 green space sites. Green space covers 5.2% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 26 m²
- Less green space than
- 58% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.6
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 FairwaterWhat are the largest parks in Fairwater?
Picwic Green is the largest public park in Fairwater, at 3,356 m². 1 of the 3 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Picwic Green | 3,356 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Fairwater?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Fairwater: 13.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 13.9 hectares · 3 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 6.1 hectares · 1 site |
| Playing fields | 3.3 hectares · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 2.5 hectares · 6 sites |
| Play spaces | 1,441 m² · 5 sites |
Does Fairwater have a lot of green space?
About average. Fairwater has 26 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 36 m² across Torfaen. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| FairwaterThis area | 26 m² per resident |
| Torfaen | 36 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.6 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 Fairwater?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Fairwater.
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- How many properties are being sold in Fairwater?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Fairwater?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Fairwater?
- How do Fairwater 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 02:06 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Fairwater dataset covers 454 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.