Crap Towns / Mountsorrel / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Mountsorrel got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Mountsorrel (April 2026): 1.6 per 10,000 people, 36% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 13 play spaces, 10.1 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 6.0. 13.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 14% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 10.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Birstall | 4.7 km | 42.9 |
| Quorndon | 3.2 km | 30.4 |
| Loughborough | 7.4 km | 26.7 |
| Sileby | 2.9 km | 19.1 |
| Thurmaston | 6.1 km | 16.5 |
| Leicester | 10.1 km | 14.1 |
| Mountsorrel | – | 13.4 |
| Syston | 5.5 km | 8.9 |
| Barrow upon Soar | 3.2 km | 6.5 |
| Groby | 9.0 km | 4.5 |
| Anstey | 6.3 km | 3.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |