Crap Towns / Gildersome / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Gildersome got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Gildersome (April 2026): 4.8 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 2 play spaces, 3.2 per 10,000 people, 47% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 30.2% 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 | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 30.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Drighlington | 1.9 km | 49.8 |
| Gildersome | – | 30.2 |
| Pudsey | 6.1 km | 29.6 |
| Leeds | 7.7 km | 29.1 |
| Morley | 2.4 km | 22.9 |
| Liversedge | 7.1 km | 20.3 |
| East Ardsley | 6.2 km | 18.2 |
| Batley | 4.1 km | 13.8 |
| Cleckheaton | 6.6 km | 2.4 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 4.1 km | 2.3 |
| Heckmondwike | 5.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |