Crap Towns / St Ives / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has St Ives got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in St Ives (April 2026): 5.5 per 10,000 people, 2.2 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 3 play spaces, 5.5 per 10,000 people, 8% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 13.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 12% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Hayle | 5.7 km | 27.9 |
| Redruth | 18.8 km | 20.8 |
| Helston | 19.5 km | 20.5 |
| Pool and Illogan | 16.1 km | 16.7 |
| Falmouth | 29.5 km | 15.5 |
| St Ives | – | 13.6 |
| Truro | 31.4 km | 12.1 |
| Camborne | 13.5 km | 12.0 |
| Penzance | 10.7 km | 10.4 |
| Newquay | 37.8 km | 5.0 |
| Penryn | 26.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |