Crap Towns / Golborne / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Golborne got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Golborne (April 2026): 0.4 per 10,000 people, 84% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 3.5 per 10,000 people, 42% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 40.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 40.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Culcheth | 4.1 km | 60.4 |
| Haydock | 6.2 km | 43.4 |
| Golborne | – | 40.5 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 7.3 km | 31.7 |
| Leigh | 4.2 km | 27.5 |
| Hindley | 6.8 km | 26.2 |
| Atherton | 8.4 km | 20.2 |
| Tyldesley | 8.7 km | 9.1 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 4.6 km | 5.5 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 4.2 km | 1.4 |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 5.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |