Crap Towns / Bowdon / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bowdon got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Bowdon (April 2026): 1.6 per 10,000 people, 36% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 4 play spaces, 6.6 per 10,000 people, 10% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 24.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.5 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Hale | 4.5 km | 47.7 |
| Knutsford | 8.0 km | 31.4 |
| Altrincham | 2.4 km | 25.0 |
| Urmston | 8.5 km | 25.0 |
| Bowdon | – | 24.0 |
| Sale | 5.9 km | 22.7 |
| Wythenshawe | 6.6 km | 22.4 |
| Gatley | 8.9 km | 17.6 |
| Lymm | 7.6 km | 11.6 |
| Irlam | 8.4 km | 5.2 |
| Partington | 6.1 km | 4.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |