Crap Towns / Patchway / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Patchway got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Patchway (April 2026): 1.8 per 10,000 people, 28% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 5.4 per 10,000 people, 10% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 9.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 40% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 9.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Long Ashton | 12.7 km | 47.6 |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 6.6 km | 25.9 |
| Filton | 2.0 km | 24.2 |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 8.2 km | 16.2 |
| Chipping Sodbury | 13.0 km | 13.6 |
| Bradley Stoke | 2.1 km | 13.0 |
| Bristol | 8.9 km | 12.6 |
| Patchway | – | 9.3 |
| Stoke Gifford | 3.6 km | 6.3 |
| Thornbury | 9.6 km | 2.0 |
| Yate | 10.8 km | 2.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |