How many parks and green spaces are in Newport? 7 public parks
Newport has 7 public parks among 40 green space sites. Green space covers 9.8% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 31 m²
- More green space than
- 51% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.4
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 NewportWhat are the largest parks in Newport?
Norbroom Park is the largest public park in Newport, at 10 hectares. 3 of the 7 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Norbroom Park | 10 hectares |
| Strine Brook Park | 2.6 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 2.3 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Newport?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Newport: 20.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 20.6 hectares · 5 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 15.8 hectares · 7 sites |
| Cemeteries | 3.3 hectares · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 1.6 hectares · 13 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1 hectares · 2 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 6,714 m² · 8 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5,062 m² · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2,741 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 2,321 m² · 1 site |
Does Newport have a lot of green space?
About average. Newport has 31 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Telford and Wrekin. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| NewportThis area | 31 m² per resident |
| Telford and Wrekin | 37 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 Newport?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Newport.
- What is the average house price in Newport?
- When did average house prices in Newport reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Newport?
- What type of properties are sold in Newport?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Newport?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Newport?
- How do Newport house prices compare with another area?
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 03:38 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Newport dataset covers 430 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.