Crap Towns / Darwen / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Darwen got?
OS maps 7 public parks and gardens in Darwen (April 2026): 2.5 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 12 play spaces, 4.3 per 10,000 people, 28% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 29.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.9 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 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 29.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Church | 8.2 km | 43.1 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 10.4 km | 41.8 |
| Ramsbottom | 11.6 km | 35.1 |
| Darwen | – | 29.6 |
| Great Harwood | 10.7 km | 26.4 |
| Blackburn | 5.6 km | 21.4 |
| Accrington | 9.1 km | 17.2 |
| Rishton | 8.5 km | 16.7 |
| Haslingden | 9.3 km | 15.7 |
| Oswaldtwistle | 6.6 km | 11.1 |
| Chorley | 12.1 km | 8.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |