Crap Towns / Alsager / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Alsager got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in Alsager (April 2026): 5.2 per 10,000 people, 2.1 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 9.7 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 20.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 34% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 20.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Haslington | 6.5 km | 61.4 |
| Alsager | – | 20.8 |
| Congleton | 9.7 km | 17.3 |
| Sandbach | 7.0 km | 16.6 |
| Kidsgrove | 3.9 km | 14.2 |
| Crewe | 10.1 km | 12.9 |
| Biddulph | 8.7 km | 12.5 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 9.0 km | 12.0 |
| Elworth | 8.5 km | 9.9 |
| Holmes Chapel | 12.2 km | 8.8 |
| Middlewich | 14.1 km | 2.1 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |