Crap Towns / Bacup / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bacup got?
OS maps 6 public parks and gardens in Bacup (April 2026): 4.4 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 11 play spaces, 8.1 per 10,000 people, 35% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 15.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, about the same as the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 15.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Milnrow | 11.2 km | 78.2 |
| Littleborough | 8.8 km | 41.9 |
| Ramsbottom | 10.9 km | 35.1 |
| Todmorden | 6.6 km | 23.5 |
| Whitworth | 4.7 km | 23.0 |
| Rawtenstall | 5.0 km | 21.2 |
| Rochdale | 9.4 km | 21.0 |
| Accrington | 12.2 km | 17.2 |
| Haslingden | 8.4 km | 15.7 |
| Bacup | – | 15.0 |
| Burnley | 11.0 km | 5.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |