Crap Towns / Partington / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Partington got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Partington (April 2026): 6.5 per 10,000 people, 2.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 7.8 per 10,000 people, 30% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 4.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 72% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 4.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Culcheth | 7.9 km | 60.4 |
| Eccles | 8.0 km | 33.2 |
| Altrincham | 5.6 km | 25.0 |
| Urmston | 4.8 km | 25.0 |
| Bowdon | 6.1 km | 24.0 |
| Old Trafford | 8.6 km | 23.2 |
| Sale | 6.5 km | 22.7 |
| Lymm | 6.4 km | 11.6 |
| Irlam | 2.7 km | 5.2 |
| Partington | – | 4.4 |
| Stretford | 7.9 km | 4.2 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |