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Malvern Park

Sports ground · 3 ha

From the air

aerial view of Malvern Park and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Where it sits

Its centre falls inside Saint Albans, suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

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What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 61 pieces of play equipment (22 handrails, 12 platforms, 12 panels, 3 ladders, 1 see-saw, 1 swing, 1 climbing-wall, 1 walkway and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 8 seats (6 seats and 2 benches), 1 drinking fountain (bottle filler), 1 fitness station and 4 pieces of fitness gear (2 moving single exercises and 2 moving multi exercises).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2017.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

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Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 1 playing surface on this ground, Rugby, graded senior on grass, one runs a winter or summer booking season.

The register books it by name, Senior Rugby Union 1.

The winter window runs April to August; match days land on Saturday; training runs Monday to Friday.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The reports on this ground

188 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 138 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, Parks layer · refreshed 10 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

How big is Malvern Park?

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Malvern Park?

Its centre falls inside Saint Albans, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

What kind of place is Malvern Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.