Crap Towns / Doncaster / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Doncaster got?
OS maps 19 public parks and gardens in Doncaster (April 2026): 2.2 per 10,000 people, 12% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 42 play spaces, 4.8 per 10,000 people, 20% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 32.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.1 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 32.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| New Rossington and Rossington | 5.2 km | 46.5 |
| Sprotbrough | 5.4 km | 46.3 |
| Doncaster | – | 32.7 |
| Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe | 5.5 km | 30.9 |
| Scawthorpe and Cusworth | 5.3 km | 29.9 |
| Armthorpe | 4.6 km | 28.6 |
| Adwick le Street | 8.7 km | 21.8 |
| Conisbrough | 8.9 km | 20.3 |
| Warmsworth | 6.7 km | 20.0 |
| Bentley | 3.8 km | 19.5 |
| Finningley | 7.5 km | 5.2 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |