Crap Towns / Brighouse / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Brighouse got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in Brighouse (April 2026): 2.4 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 23 play spaces, 6.9 per 10,000 people, 15% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 20.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 30% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 20.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Queensbury | 8.0 km | 43.6 |
| Halifax | 7.0 km | 23.2 |
| Liversedge | 5.6 km | 20.3 |
| Brighouse | – | 20.2 |
| Elland | 3.7 km | 18.9 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 5.0 km | 17.2 |
| Mirfield | 6.5 km | 14.2 |
| Huddersfield | 6.3 km | 11.3 |
| Cleckheaton | 5.1 km | 2.4 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 8.2 km | 2.3 |
| Heckmondwike | 7.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |