Crap Towns / Queensbury / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Queensbury got?
OS maps no public park in Queensbury (April 2026), against 2.5 per 10,000 people in the typical town. There are 3 play spaces, 3.1 per 10,000 people, 48% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 43.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.8 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 | 3.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 43.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Thornton | 2.9 km | 69.6 |
| Queensbury | – | 43.6 |
| Bradford | 6.6 km | 23.3 |
| Halifax | 4.7 km | 23.2 |
| Brighouse | 8.0 km | 20.2 |
| Bingley | 9.9 km | 19.9 |
| Elland | 8.9 km | 18.9 |
| Shipley | 9.2 km | 17.5 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 3.1 km | 17.2 |
| Cleckheaton | 10.0 km | 2.4 |
| Haworth | 9.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |