How many parks and green spaces are in Llansamlet? 3 public parks

Llansamlet has 3 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 5.1% of the area: about 48 m² per resident, or 6.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
48 m²
More green space than
72% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.7

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 Llansamlet?

Gwarchodfa Natur Bro Tawe is the largest public park in Llansamlet, at 6.6 hectares. 1 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Llansamlet
ParkSize
Gwarchodfa Natur Bro Tawe (Swansea Vale Nature Reserve)6.6 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Llansamlet?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Llansamlet: 23.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Llansamlet by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens23.9 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields5.1 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.5 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1 hectares · 1 site
Play spaces4,225 m² · 5 sites
Cemeteries3,576 m² · 2 sites
Other sports facilities2,389 m² · 2 sites
Bowling greens1,837 m² · 1 site

Does Llansamlet have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Llansamlet has 48 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 45 m² across Swansea. More green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Llansamlet compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
LlansamletThis area48 m² per resident
Swansea45 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 48 m² for every resident adds up to 6.7 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.

What else do people ask about Llansamlet?

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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 03:27 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Llansamlet dataset covers 280 postcodes.

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