How many parks and green spaces are in Swansea? 86 public parks
Swansea has 86 public parks among 572 green space sites. Green space covers 2.6% of the area: about 45 m² per resident, or 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 45 m²
- More green space than
- 70% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.4
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 SwanseaWhat are the largest parks in Swansea?
Clyne Valley Country Park is the largest public park in Swansea, at 294 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 29 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Clyne Valley Country Park | 294 hectares |
| Penllergare Valley Woods | 111 hectares |
| Llewelyn Park | 38.2 hectares |
| Mynydd Cadle Common | 26.6 hectares |
| Morriston Park | 23.7 hectares |
| Stafford Common | 20 hectares |
| Clyne Gardens | 19.7 hectares |
| Ravenhill Park | 8.9 hectares |
| Gwarchodfa Natur Bro Tawe (Swansea Vale Nature Reserve) | 6.6 hectares |
| Mansel Green | 6.3 hectares |
| Cwmdonkin Park | 5.5 hectares |
| White Rock Heritage Park | 5.1 hectares |
| Cockett Wood Park | 4.2 hectares |
| Brynmill Park | 4.1 hectares |
| Gorseinon Common | 3.5 hectares |
| Educational Garden | 3.1 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 2.4 hectares |
| Mayhill Gardens | 2 hectares |
| Jersey Park | 1.9 hectares |
| Manselton Park | 1.6 hectares |
| Sketty Green | 1.1 hectares |
| Bryn-Melyn Park | 9,526 m² |
| Argyle Gardens | 8,966 m² |
| Montana Park | 7,320 m² |
| Southend Gardens | 3,996 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Swansea?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Swansea: 697 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 697 hectares · 86 sites |
| Playing fields | 244 hectares · 79 sites |
| Cemeteries | 55.1 hectares · 40 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 48.3 hectares · 57 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 33 hectares · 88 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 10.9 hectares · 23 sites |
| Play spaces | 10.2 hectares · 138 sites |
| Bowling greens | 8.1 hectares · 25 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.3 hectares · 26 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 358 hectares · 10 sites |
Does Swansea have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Swansea has 45 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 70% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| SwanseaThis area | 45 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. 45 m² for every resident adds up to 6.4 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 Swansea have the most green space?
Upper Killay has the most green space per resident of the 40 areas of Swansea, at about 352 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 |
|---|---|
| Upper KillayVery High | 352 m² per resident |
| LlangyfelachVery High | 220 m² per resident |
| PenllergaerVery High | 189 m² per resident |
| KillayVery High | 130 m² per resident |
| MumblesVery High | 125 m² per resident |
| Port EynonVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| SkettyVery High | 76 m² per resident |
| MynyddbachVery High | 64 m² per resident |
| BishopstonHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| PenderryHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| LlansamletHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| LlwchwrHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| MawrHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| GowertonHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Grovesend and WaungronTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| LandoreTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| GorseinonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Llanrhidian HigherTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| Three CrossesTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| TownhillTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| MorristonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| RhossiliTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| St. ThomasTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| PontarddulaisTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Llanrhidian LowerLow | 24 m² per resident |
| IlstonLow | 23 m² per resident |
| CockettLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Llangennith, Llanmadoc and CheritonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Bon-y-maenLow | 19 m² per resident |
| DunvantLow | 19 m² per resident |
| BirchgroveLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Pontlliw and TircoedLow | 18 m² per resident |
| ClydachLow | 18 m² per resident |
| PenriceLow | 18 m² per resident |
| UplandsLow | 16 m² per resident |
| CastleVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| PennardVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| CwmbrwlaVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| ReynoldstonVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| WaterfrontVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Swansea?
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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 02:03 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Swansea dataset covers 8,549 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.