Crap Towns / Saltash / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Saltash got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in Saltash (April 2026): 5.2 per 10,000 people, 2.1 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 24 play spaces, 15.5 per 10,000 people, 2.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 14.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 6% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 15.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 9.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 14.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Looe | 17.4 km | 36.0 |
| Launceston | 26.9 km | 14.8 |
| Saltash | – | 14.5 |
| Bodmin | 35.4 km | 12.4 |
| Torpoint | 3.9 km | 12.0 |
| Tavistock | 16.2 km | 9.3 |
| Plymouth | 7.3 km | 9.2 |
| St Blazey | 35.8 km | 5.4 |
| Liskeard | 17.5 km | 3.8 |
| Ivybridge | 21.6 km | 2.4 |
| Kingsbridge | 35.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |