Crap Towns / Chepstow / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Chepstow got?
OS maps 10 public parks and gardens in Chepstow (April 2026): 8.4 per 10,000 people, 3.4 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 26 play spaces, 21.8 per 10,000 people, 3.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 12.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 21% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 8.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 21.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 12.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 18.4 km | 25.9 |
| Filton | 15.7 km | 24.2 |
| Coleford | 17.8 km | 23.3 |
| Bradley Stoke | 15.2 km | 13.0 |
| Chepstow | – | 12.2 |
| Undy and Magor | 11.6 km | 9.6 |
| Patchway | 13.9 km | 9.3 |
| Stoke Gifford | 17.5 km | 6.3 |
| Lydney | 14.2 km | 6.0 |
| Caldicot | 7.1 km | 2.7 |
| Thornbury | 12.0 km | 2.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |