Crap Towns / Market Drayton / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Market Drayton got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Market Drayton (April 2026): 0.8 per 10,000 people, 68% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 14 play spaces, 11.6 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 6.0. 13.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 13% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 11.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Haslington | 22.4 km | 61.4 |
| Nantwich | 17.8 km | 15.0 |
| Market Drayton | – | 13.5 |
| Crewe | 21.0 km | 12.9 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 20.7 km | 12.0 |
| Stone | 23.1 km | 11.8 |
| Whitchurch | 15.2 km | 11.2 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 24.3 km | 10.4 |
| Telford | 24.4 km | 4.8 |
| Newport | 17.2 km | 4.6 |
| Wem | 16.8 km | 4.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |