Crap Towns / Cardiff / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Cardiff got?
OS maps 90 public parks and gardens in Cardiff (April 2026): 2.6 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 121 play spaces, 3.5 per 10,000 people, 42% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 15.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, about the same as the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 15.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Rogerstone | 14.0 km | 52.3 |
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 12.4 km | 28.0 |
| Church Village | 11.8 km | 20.1 |
| Risca | 13.9 km | 18.5 |
| Penarth | 6.4 km | 18.0 |
| Caerphilly | 9.0 km | 17.7 |
| Beddau | 13.1 km | 17.0 |
| Cardiff | – | 15.8 |
| Dinas Powis | 7.5 km | 10.9 |
| Barry | 11.5 km | 1.7 |
| Bedwas | 10.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |