Crap Towns / Morpeth / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Morpeth got?
OS maps 7 public parks and gardens in Morpeth (April 2026): 4.9 per 10,000 people, 2.0 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 13 play spaces, 9.0 per 10,000 people, 1.5 times the typical town's 6.0. 15.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, about the same as the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 15.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Ponteland | 14.5 km | 54.8 |
| Wideopen | 14.0 km | 44.8 |
| Cramlington | 10.7 km | 17.4 |
| Morpeth | – | 15.5 |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 11.4 km | 12.3 |
| Blyth | 11.7 km | 12.1 |
| Ashington | 8.6 km | 10.9 |
| Stakeford | 6.5 km | 6.0 |
| Killingworth | 15.9 km | 5.2 |
| Bedlington | 7.1 km | 4.3 |
| Seaton Delaval | 15.4 km | 3.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |