Crap Towns / Mountain Ash / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Mountain Ash got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Mountain Ash (April 2026): 0.8 per 10,000 people, 68% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 11.5 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 6.0. 12.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 20% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 11.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 12.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Treorchy | 9.0 km | 31.6 |
| Treharris | 6.1 km | 26.1 |
| Rhondda | 7.5 km | 25.2 |
| Abercynon | 5.7 km | 23.8 |
| Tonypandy | 8.4 km | 23.1 |
| Bargod | 10.6 km | 21.2 |
| Mountain Ash | – | 12.4 |
| Aberdare | 4.7 km | 8.3 |
| Porth | 8.1 km | 8.1 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 7.7 km | 8.0 |
| Pontypridd | 9.6 km | 7.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |