Crap Towns / Bodmin / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bodmin got?
OS maps 6 public parks and gardens in Bodmin (April 2026): 3.5 per 10,000 people, 40% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 17 play spaces, 10.1 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 6.0. 12.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 20% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 10.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 12.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Looe | 22.4 km | 36.0 |
| Launceston | 31.0 km | 14.8 |
| Saltash | 35.4 km | 14.5 |
| Bodmin | – | 12.4 |
| Truro | 33.0 km | 12.1 |
| Torpoint | 37.6 km | 12.0 |
| Wadebridge | 10.3 km | 10.8 |
| St Austell | 14.6 km | 10.7 |
| St Blazey | 12.8 km | 5.4 |
| Newquay | 25.2 km | 5.0 |
| Liskeard | 18.1 km | 3.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |