Crap Towns / Flint / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Flint got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Flint (April 2026): 2.3 per 10,000 people, 8% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 11.7 per 10,000 people, 2.0 times the typical town's 6.0. Everyone there lives within 400 metres of a park or play space, as the crow flies.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 11.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Heswall | 10.3 km | 51.4 |
| Neston | 7.6 km | 23.9 |
| Broughton | 13.1 km | 22.4 |
| Hawarden | 9.6 km | 9.0 |
| Holywell | 6.4 km | 3.8 |
| Mold | 8.9 km | 3.0 |
| Buckley | 9.2 km | 2.5 |
| Bagillt | 6.7 km | 0.0 |
| Connah's Quay | 5.6 km | 0.0 |
| Flint | – | 0.0 |
| Shotton | 7.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |