Crap Towns / Solihull / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Solihull got?
OS maps 9 public parks and gardens in Solihull (April 2026): 0.8 per 10,000 people, 68% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 17 play spaces, 1.6 per 10,000 people, 73% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 62.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 4.0 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 62.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Solihull | – | 62.4 |
| Balsall Common | 10.5 km | 54.3 |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 5.5 km | 54.1 |
| Oldbury | 17.2 km | 52.5 |
| Studley | 16.6 km | 51.5 |
| Birmingham | 8.8 km | 25.5 |
| Smethwick | 14.5 km | 22.3 |
| Hollywood | 5.5 km | 21.4 |
| Catshill | 17.2 km | 17.6 |
| Coleshill | 14.8 km | 16.8 |
| Redditch | 15.1 km | 12.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |