How many parks and green spaces are in Sketty? 4 public parks

Sketty has 4 public parks among 31 green space sites. Green space covers 13.6% of the area: about 76 m² per resident, or 11 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 85% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
76 m²
More green space than
85% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
11

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 Sketty?

Educational Garden is the largest public park in Sketty, at 3.1 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Sketty
ParkSize
Educational Garden3.1 hectares
Sketty Green1.1 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Sketty?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Sketty: 77.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Sketty by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens77.4 hectares · 4 sites
Other sports facilities24.3 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields13.7 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4.6 hectares · 4 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.3 hectares · 2 sites
Tennis courts9,396 m² · 7 sites
Play spaces5,733 m² · 6 sites
Bowling greens2,690 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted10 hectares · 1 site

Does Sketty have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Sketty has 76 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 85% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Sketty compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SkettyThis area76 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. 76 m² for every resident adds up to 11 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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.

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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 Sketty dataset covers 382 postcodes.

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