Crap Towns / Liverpool / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Liverpool got?
OS maps 144 public parks and gardens in Liverpool (April 2026): 2.8 per 10,000 people, 12% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 80 play spaces, 1.6 per 10,000 people, 73% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 23.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.5 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 12.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 23.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 8.0 km | 65.0 |
| Bebington | 9.4 km | 32.8 |
| Birkenhead | 9.6 km | 30.9 |
| Liverpool | – | 23.4 |
| Wallasey | 9.1 km | 21.6 |
| Huyton with Roby | 4.5 km | 19.3 |
| Crosby | 11.0 km | 15.9 |
| Kirkby | 8.3 km | 15.7 |
| Prescot | 8.9 km | 13.1 |
| Bootle | 7.1 km | 11.7 |
| Litherland | 8.7 km | 8.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |