Crap Towns / Shrewsbury / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Shrewsbury got?
OS maps 19 public parks and gardens in Shrewsbury (April 2026): 2.5 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 48 play spaces, 6.3 per 10,000 people, 5% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 17.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 13% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 17.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Bayston Hill | 4.3 km | 42.7 |
| Broseley | 20.9 km | 27.6 |
| Shifnal | 26.4 km | 18.6 |
| Shrewsbury | – | 17.5 |
| Oswestry | 25.6 km | 13.8 |
| Market Drayton | 28.2 km | 13.5 |
| Whitchurch | 29.0 km | 11.2 |
| Telford | 19.0 km | 4.8 |
| Newport | 26.3 km | 4.6 |
| Welshpool | 27.0 km | 4.5 |
| Wem | 16.4 km | 4.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |