Crap Towns / Hindley / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hindley got?
OS maps 6 public parks and gardens in Hindley (April 2026): 2.4 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 4.1 per 10,000 people, 32% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 26.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.7 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 26.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Golborne | 6.8 km | 40.5 |
| Blackrod | 6.1 km | 37.1 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 2.4 km | 31.7 |
| Horwich | 6.9 km | 29.8 |
| Leigh | 4.6 km | 27.5 |
| Hindley | – | 26.2 |
| Wigan | 5.3 km | 23.4 |
| Atherton | 5.8 km | 20.2 |
| Westhoughton | 3.7 km | 11.4 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 6.4 km | 5.5 |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 2.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |