Crap Towns / Bootle / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bootle got?
OS maps 23 public parks and gardens in Bootle (April 2026): 4.3 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 21 play spaces, 3.9 per 10,000 people, 35% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 11.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 25% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 11.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 4.5 km | 65.0 |
| Birkenhead | 9.0 km | 30.9 |
| Liverpool | 7.1 km | 23.4 |
| Wallasey | 6.0 km | 21.6 |
| Huyton with Roby | 10.4 km | 19.3 |
| Crosby | 4.0 km | 15.9 |
| Kirkby | 8.2 km | 15.7 |
| Lydiate | 8.5 km | 13.9 |
| Maghull | 7.2 km | 13.5 |
| Bootle | – | 11.7 |
| Litherland | 2.0 km | 8.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |