How many parks and green spaces are in Neath Port Talbot? 40 public parks
Neath Port Talbot has 40 public parks among 461 green space sites. Green space covers 1.7% of the area: about 53 m² per resident, or 7.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 53 m²
- More green space than
- 76% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 7.5
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 Neath Port TalbotWhat are the largest parks in Neath Port Talbot?
Margam Country Park is the largest public park in Neath Port Talbot, at 320 hectares. 13 of the 40 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Margam Country Park | 320 hectares |
| Afan Argoed Country Park | 63.8 hectares |
| Parc Gwledig Ystad y Gnoll (Gnoll Estate Country Park) | 15.3 hectares |
| The Park | 11.9 hectares |
| Parc Jersey (Jersey Park) | 6.8 hectares |
| Cimla Common | 3.1 hectares |
| Talbot Memorial Park | 2.9 hectares |
| Parc Baglan (Baglan Park) | 2.7 hectares |
| Tollgate Park | 2 hectares |
| Victoria Gardens | 1.7 hectares |
| Parc y Brenin Sior V (King George V Park) | 1.3 hectares |
| Crymlyn Burrows Park | 1.2 hectares |
| Tairgwaith Community Field | 4,106 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Neath Port Talbot?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Neath Port Talbot: 450 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 450 hectares · 40 sites |
| Playing fields | 172 hectares · 75 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 67.1 hectares · 39 sites |
| Cemeteries | 38.3 hectares · 36 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 23.2 hectares · 58 sites |
| Play spaces | 11.6 hectares · 133 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 9.4 hectares · 22 sites |
| Bowling greens | 9.3 hectares · 26 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2.6 hectares · 25 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 240 hectares · 7 sites |
Does Neath Port Talbot have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Neath Port Talbot has 53 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 48 m² across West Glamorgan. More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Neath Port TalbotThis area | 53 m² per resident |
| West Glamorgan | 48 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 53 m² for every resident adds up to 7.5 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.
Which parts of Neath Port Talbot have the most green space?
Margam has the most green space per resident of the 30 areas of Neath Port Talbot, at about 1,162 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 |
|---|---|
| MargamVery High | 1,162 m² per resident |
| GlyncorrwgVery High | 147 m² per resident |
| PelennaVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| OnllwynHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| Seven SistersHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| CrynantHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| CwmllynfellHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Briton FerryHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| PontardaweHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Tai-BachTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| BlaengwrachTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| BrynTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| GlynneathTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| CwmavonTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| BlaenhonddanTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| ResolvenTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| CoedffrancTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| YstalyferaTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| TonnaLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Sandfields EastLow | 23 m² per resident |
| NeathLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Port TalbotLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Baglan MoorsLow | 20 m² per resident |
| BaglanVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| CilybebyllVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Clyne and MelincourtVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Gwaun-Cae-GurwenVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Dyffryn ClydachVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| AberavonVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Sandfields WestVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Neath Port Talbot?
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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 02:02 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Neath Port Talbot dataset covers 4,607 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.