How many parks and green spaces are in Port Talbot? 3 public parks

Port Talbot has 3 public parks among 13 green space sites. Green space covers 3.1% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
22 m²
Less green space than
66% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3

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 Port Talbot?

Talbot Memorial Park is the largest public park in Port Talbot, at 2.9 hectares. 1 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Port Talbot
ParkSize
Talbot Memorial Park2.9 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Port Talbot?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Port Talbot: 3.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Port Talbot by type
TypeArea
Playing fields3.8 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens3.5 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities2.7 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds2 hectares · 2 sites
Bowling greens5,717 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces2,518 m² · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1,363 m² · 1 site

Does Port Talbot have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Port Talbot has 22 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 53 m² across Neath Port Talbot. Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Port Talbot compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Port TalbotThis area22 m² per resident
Neath Port Talbot53 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 22 m² for every resident adds up to 3 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Low means the second-lowest 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 Port Talbot?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Port Talbot.

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 03:27 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Port Talbot dataset covers 398 postcodes.

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