Crap Towns / Liversedge / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Liversedge got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Liversedge (April 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 32% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 8.6 per 10,000 people, 43% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 20.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 31% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 20.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Drighlington | 6.0 km | 49.8 |
| Gildersome | 7.1 km | 30.2 |
| Morley | 8.0 km | 22.9 |
| Liversedge | – | 20.3 |
| Brighouse | 5.6 km | 20.2 |
| Mirfield | 3.1 km | 14.2 |
| Batley | 4.3 km | 13.8 |
| Dewsbury | 5.2 km | 9.2 |
| Cleckheaton | 2.2 km | 2.4 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 5.2 km | 2.3 |
| Heckmondwike | 2.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |