Crap Towns / Lydney / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Lydney got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Lydney (April 2026): 1.0 per 10,000 people, 60% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 21 play spaces, 21.7 per 10,000 people, 3.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 6.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 61% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 21.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 6.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Cam | 11.4 km | 41.5 |
| Cinderford | 11.5 km | 23.6 |
| Coleford | 10.0 km | 23.3 |
| Monmouth | 16.5 km | 23.2 |
| Chepstow | 14.2 km | 12.2 |
| Stroud | 20.9 km | 11.3 |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 20.1 km | 8.9 |
| Stonehouse | 16.2 km | 8.7 |
| Lydney | – | 6.0 |
| Thornbury | 12.7 km | 2.0 |
| Dursley | 13.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |