Crap Towns / East Ardsley / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has East Ardsley got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in East Ardsley (April 2026): 5.2 per 10,000 people, 2.1 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 3.9 per 10,000 people, 35% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 18.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 17% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 18.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Horbury | 7.3 km | 63.7 |
| Drighlington | 7.9 km | 49.8 |
| Gildersome | 6.2 km | 30.2 |
| Morley | 3.8 km | 22.9 |
| Rothwell | 5.0 km | 21.8 |
| Wakefield | 5.5 km | 20.2 |
| Ossett | 5.3 km | 19.4 |
| East Ardsley | – | 18.2 |
| Batley | 5.9 km | 13.8 |
| Dewsbury | 7.1 km | 9.2 |
| Heckmondwike | 8.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |