Crap Towns / Lymm / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Lymm got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Lymm (April 2026): 3.5 per 10,000 people, 40% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 7.8 per 10,000 people, 30% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 11.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 25% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 11.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Culcheth | 9.1 km | 60.4 |
| Hale | 11.9 km | 47.7 |
| Knutsford | 11.1 km | 31.4 |
| Altrincham | 9.1 km | 25.0 |
| Urmston | 11.2 km | 25.0 |
| Bowdon | 7.6 km | 24.0 |
| Sale | 11.7 km | 22.7 |
| Warrington | 6.9 km | 13.1 |
| Lymm | – | 11.6 |
| Irlam | 8.6 km | 5.2 |
| Partington | 6.4 km | 4.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |