Crap Towns / Cheadle / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Cheadle got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Cheadle (April 2026): 2.6 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 7.0 per 10,000 people, 17% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 25.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.7 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 25.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 5.4 km | 67.1 |
| Werrington | 8.2 km | 52.8 |
| Cheadle | – | 25.6 |
| Ashbourne | 18.0 km | 19.9 |
| Kidsgrove | 20.3 km | 14.2 |
| Leek | 13.5 km | 13.3 |
| Biddulph | 18.5 km | 12.5 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 17.4 km | 12.0 |
| Stone | 14.1 km | 11.8 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 10.6 km | 10.4 |
| Uttoxeter | 12.5 km | 3.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |