Crap Towns / Leigh / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Leigh got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Leigh (April 2026): 1.1 per 10,000 people, 56% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 3.3 per 10,000 people, 45% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 27.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.8 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 27.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Culcheth | 5.1 km | 60.4 |
| Golborne | 4.2 km | 40.5 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 6.4 km | 31.7 |
| Little Hulton | 8.2 km | 31.6 |
| Leigh | – | 27.5 |
| Hindley | 4.6 km | 26.2 |
| Atherton | 4.2 km | 20.2 |
| Westhoughton | 5.0 km | 11.4 |
| Tyldesley | 4.9 km | 9.1 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 7.0 km | 5.5 |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 4.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |