Crap Towns / Tredegar / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Tredegar got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Tredegar (April 2026): 2.1 per 10,000 people, 16% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 7 play spaces, 4.8 per 10,000 people, 20% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 30.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.0 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 30.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwood | 12.9 km | 37.6 |
| Abersychan | 13.4 km | 30.5 |
| Tredegar | – | 30.4 |
| Treharris | 13.8 km | 26.1 |
| Oakdale | 12.3 km | 24.1 |
| Bargod | 10.2 km | 21.2 |
| Brynmawr | 5.5 km | 17.7 |
| Blaenavon | 11.1 km | 17.1 |
| Abertillery | 8.8 km | 14.4 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 9.7 km | 8.0 |
| Ebbw Vale | 2.6 km | 5.5 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |