Crap Towns / Chapeltown and High Green / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Chapeltown and High Green got?
OS maps 6 public parks and gardens in Chapeltown and High Green (April 2026): 2.7 per 10,000 people, 8% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 3.6 per 10,000 people, 40% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 13.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 16% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 10.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Rawmarsh | 9.0 km | 49.8 |
| Rotherham | 9.4 km | 46.6 |
| Hoyland | 4.8 km | 37.9 |
| Brinsworth | 10.0 km | 29.4 |
| Ecclesfield and Grenoside | 2.5 km | 23.6 |
| Stocksbridge | 8.0 km | 18.3 |
| Worsbrough | 7.6 km | 16.4 |
| Wombwell | 8.2 km | 14.8 |
| Chapeltown and High Green | – | 13.0 |
| Deepcar | 6.7 km | 0.0 |
| Dodworth | 9.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |