Crap Towns / Porth / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Porth got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Porth (April 2026): 1.5 per 10,000 people, 40% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 13 play spaces, 9.7 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 8.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 48% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 8.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Treorchy | 8.9 km | 31.6 |
| Treharris | 8.8 km | 26.1 |
| Rhondda | 5.8 km | 25.2 |
| Abercynon | 6.7 km | 23.8 |
| Tonypandy | 3.5 km | 23.1 |
| Church Village | 7.9 km | 20.1 |
| Beddau | 7.2 km | 17.0 |
| Mountain Ash | 8.1 km | 12.4 |
| Porth | – | 8.1 |
| Pontypridd | 5.1 km | 7.9 |
| Tonyrefail | 4.0 km | 2.5 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |