Crap Towns / Pickering / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Pickering got?
OS maps no public park in Pickering (April 2026), against 2.5 per 10,000 people in the typical town. There are 9 play spaces, 12.4 per 10,000 people, 2.1 times the typical town's 6.0. 24.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 12.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Haxby | 32.1 km | 44.7 |
| Malton | 11.9 km | 39.5 |
| Norton-on-Derwent | 13.0 km | 29.1 |
| Pickering | – | 24.2 |
| Driffield | 34.7 km | 22.8 |
| Strensall | 28.6 km | 22.3 |
| Huntington | 33.8 km | 18.0 |
| Easingwold | 30.3 km | 14.4 |
| Scarborough | 24.4 km | 12.7 |
| Filey | 31.8 km | 7.6 |
| Whitby | 28.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |