Crap Towns / St Blazey / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has St Blazey got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in St Blazey (April 2026): 4.6 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 15.2 per 10,000 people, 2.5 times the typical town's 6.0. 5.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 65% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 15.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 5.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Looe | 18.9 km | 36.0 |
| Falmouth | 34.2 km | 15.5 |
| Saltash | 35.8 km | 14.5 |
| Bodmin | 12.8 km | 12.4 |
| Truro | 25.6 km | 12.1 |
| Wadebridge | 20.2 km | 10.8 |
| St Austell | 4.5 km | 10.7 |
| St Blazey | – | 5.4 |
| Newquay | 25.0 km | 5.0 |
| Liskeard | 21.6 km | 3.8 |
| Penryn | 34.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |