Crap Towns / Pudsey / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Pudsey got?
OS maps 10 public parks and gardens in Pudsey (April 2026): 2.9 per 10,000 people, 16% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 2.6 per 10,000 people, 57% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 29.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.9 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 2.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 29.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Drighlington | 5.5 km | 49.8 |
| Rawdon | 5.0 km | 38.3 |
| Gildersome | 6.1 km | 30.2 |
| Pudsey | – | 29.6 |
| Leeds | 8.1 km | 29.1 |
| Baildon | 8.2 km | 28.1 |
| Bradford | 5.9 km | 23.3 |
| Morley | 8.2 km | 22.9 |
| Shipley | 6.8 km | 17.5 |
| Yeadon | 7.3 km | 13.6 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 5.6 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |