Crap Towns / Bradford / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bradford got?
OS maps 72 public parks and gardens in Bradford (April 2026): 2.2 per 10,000 people, 12% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 94 play spaces, 2.8 per 10,000 people, 53% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 23.3% 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 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 2.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 23.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Thornton | 5.3 km | 69.6 |
| Drighlington | 8.0 km | 49.8 |
| Queensbury | 6.6 km | 43.6 |
| Pudsey | 5.9 km | 29.6 |
| Baildon | 6.1 km | 28.1 |
| Bradford | – | 23.3 |
| Bingley | 8.0 km | 19.9 |
| Shipley | 4.3 km | 17.5 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 7.1 km | 17.2 |
| Cleckheaton | 8.1 km | 2.4 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 6.3 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |