Crap Towns / Drighlington / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Drighlington got?
OS maps no public park in Drighlington (April 2026), against 2.5 per 10,000 people in the typical town. There are 2 play spaces, 3.8 per 10,000 people, 37% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 49.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 3.2 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 49.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Drighlington | – | 49.8 |
| Gildersome | 1.9 km | 30.2 |
| Pudsey | 5.5 km | 29.6 |
| Morley | 4.2 km | 22.9 |
| Liversedge | 6.0 km | 20.3 |
| East Ardsley | 7.9 km | 18.2 |
| Batley | 4.2 km | 13.8 |
| Dewsbury | 8.0 km | 9.2 |
| Cleckheaton | 5.0 km | 2.4 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 2.3 km | 2.3 |
| Heckmondwike | 4.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |