Crap Towns / Macclesfield / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Macclesfield got?
OS maps 14 public parks and gardens in Macclesfield (April 2026): 2.6 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 30 play spaces, 5.5 per 10,000 people, 8% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 24.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Bramhall | 11.7 km | 46.0 |
| Bollington | 3.8 km | 44.1 |
| Poynton | 9.7 km | 39.2 |
| Cheadle Hulme | 12.8 km | 33.7 |
| Hazel Grove | 12.8 km | 30.1 |
| Macclesfield | – | 24.4 |
| Wilmslow | 9.7 km | 19.9 |
| Congleton | 11.8 km | 17.3 |
| Cheadle | 15.1 km | 14.3 |
| Buxton | 14.7 km | 14.1 |
| New Mills | 14.7 km | 5.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |