Crap Towns / Shotton / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Shotton got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Shotton (April 2026): 1.5 per 10,000 people, 40% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 9.2 per 10,000 people, 1.5 times the typical town's 6.0. Everyone there lives within 400 metres of a park or play space, as the crow flies.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Neston | 10.0 km | 23.9 |
| Broughton | 5.4 km | 22.4 |
| Chester | 9.7 km | 10.2 |
| Hawarden | 1.8 km | 9.0 |
| Ellesmere Port | 11.3 km | 7.0 |
| Holywell | 14.2 km | 3.8 |
| Mold | 8.4 km | 3.0 |
| Buckley | 5.0 km | 2.5 |
| Connah's Quay | 2.3 km | 0.0 |
| Flint | 7.8 km | 0.0 |
| Shotton | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |