Crap Towns / Burnham-on-Sea / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Burnham-on-Sea got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Burnham-on-Sea (April 2026): 2.5 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 6.1 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 24.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Clevedon | 23.1 km | 41.2 |
| Yatton | 20.5 km | 27.9 |
| Burnham-on-Sea | – | 24.7 |
| Cheddar | 15.4 km | 20.4 |
| Glastonbury | 22.1 km | 14.1 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 11.7 km | 14.0 |
| Taunton | 26.0 km | 12.4 |
| Wells | 23.8 km | 12.1 |
| Highbridge | 2.6 km | 5.9 |
| Bridgwater | 13.0 km | 5.6 |
| Street | 21.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |