Crap Towns / Shaw / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Shaw got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Shaw (April 2026): 0.5 per 10,000 people, 80% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 4.9 per 10,000 people, 18% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 24.8% 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 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Milnrow | 3.4 km | 78.2 |
| Uppermill | 6.9 km | 45.8 |
| Mossley | 7.9 km | 42.4 |
| Littleborough | 7.0 km | 41.9 |
| Royton | 2.5 km | 32.7 |
| Chadderton | 6.6 km | 32.5 |
| Lees | 5.1 km | 25.4 |
| Shaw | – | 24.8 |
| Rochdale | 5.8 km | 21.0 |
| Oldham | 4.6 km | 20.7 |
| Middleton | 7.4 km | 19.2 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |