Crap Towns / St Austell / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has St Austell got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in St Austell (April 2026): 3.3 per 10,000 people, 32% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 29 play spaces, 11.9 per 10,000 people, 2.0 times the typical town's 6.0. 10.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 31% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 11.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 10.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Looe | 23.4 km | 36.0 |
| Redruth | 33.7 km | 20.8 |
| Falmouth | 30.3 km | 15.5 |
| Bodmin | 14.6 km | 12.4 |
| Truro | 21.2 km | 12.1 |
| Wadebridge | 19.7 km | 10.8 |
| St Austell | – | 10.7 |
| St Blazey | 4.5 km | 5.4 |
| Newquay | 21.1 km | 5.0 |
| Liskeard | 25.9 km | 3.8 |
| Penryn | 30.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |