Crap Towns / Prescot / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Prescot got?
OS maps 16 public parks and gardens in Prescot (April 2026): 4.1 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 3.8 per 10,000 people, 37% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 13.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 15% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 12.5 km | 65.0 |
| Haydock | 9.7 km | 43.4 |
| Liverpool | 8.9 km | 23.4 |
| Huyton with Roby | 4.4 km | 19.3 |
| St Helens | 4.7 km | 18.3 |
| Kirkby | 9.3 km | 15.7 |
| Widnes | 6.3 km | 14.9 |
| Runcorn | 11.9 km | 13.7 |
| Prescot | – | 13.1 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 11.2 km | 1.4 |
| Rainford | 9.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |