Crap Towns / Brownhills / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Brownhills got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Brownhills (April 2026): 0.5 per 10,000 people, 80% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 4.7 per 10,000 people, 22% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 20.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 34% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 20.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Streetly | 7.8 km | 56.7 |
| Aldridge | 4.5 km | 48.9 |
| Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay | 6.4 km | 32.7 |
| Bloxwich | 5.8 km | 31.3 |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 4.2 km | 30.0 |
| Walsall | 8.0 km | 29.1 |
| Burntwood | 3.8 km | 21.2 |
| Brownhills | – | 20.8 |
| Cannock | 7.9 km | 12.0 |
| Pelsall | 3.1 km | 8.6 |
| Norton Canes | 3.8 km | 3.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |