Crap Towns / Gomersal and Birkenshaw / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Gomersal and Birkenshaw got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Gomersal and Birkenshaw (April 2026): 2.9 per 10,000 people, 16% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 12 play spaces, 8.6 per 10,000 people, 43% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 2.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 85% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 7.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 2.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Drighlington | 2.3 km | 49.8 |
| Gildersome | 4.1 km | 30.2 |
| Pudsey | 5.6 km | 29.6 |
| Bradford | 6.3 km | 23.3 |
| Morley | 6.4 km | 22.9 |
| Liversedge | 5.2 km | 20.3 |
| Brighouse | 8.2 km | 20.2 |
| Batley | 5.3 km | 13.8 |
| Cleckheaton | 3.5 km | 2.4 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | – | 2.3 |
| Heckmondwike | 4.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |