Crap Towns / Cleckheaton / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Cleckheaton got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Cleckheaton (April 2026): 2.6 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 7 play spaces, 6.0 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 2.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 85% lower than 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 2.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Drighlington | 5.0 km | 49.8 |
| Gildersome | 6.6 km | 30.2 |
| Liversedge | 2.2 km | 20.3 |
| Brighouse | 5.1 km | 20.2 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 7.5 km | 17.2 |
| Mirfield | 5.2 km | 14.2 |
| Batley | 5.2 km | 13.8 |
| Dewsbury | 7.1 km | 9.2 |
| Cleckheaton | – | 2.4 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 3.5 km | 2.3 |
| Heckmondwike | 3.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |