Crap Towns / Leeds / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Leeds got?
OS maps 123 public parks and gardens in Leeds (April 2026): 2.3 per 10,000 people, 8% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 117 play spaces, 2.2 per 10,000 people, 63% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 29.1% 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 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 2.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 7.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 29.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Drighlington | 9.1 km | 49.8 |
| Rawdon | 9.2 km | 38.3 |
| Gildersome | 7.7 km | 30.2 |
| Pudsey | 8.1 km | 29.6 |
| Leeds | – | 29.1 |
| Morley | 7.5 km | 22.9 |
| Rothwell | 7.3 km | 21.8 |
| East Ardsley | 9.0 km | 18.2 |
| Batley | 11.3 km | 13.8 |
| Yeadon | 10.2 km | 13.6 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 11.0 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |