Crap Towns / Wem / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Wem got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Wem (April 2026): 6.4 per 10,000 people, 2.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 11 play spaces, 17.5 per 10,000 people, 2.9 times the typical town's 6.0. 4.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 74% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 17.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 4.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Bayston Hill | 20.6 km | 42.7 |
| Shrewsbury | 16.4 km | 17.5 |
| Nantwich | 27.0 km | 15.0 |
| Oswestry | 22.0 km | 13.8 |
| Market Drayton | 16.8 km | 13.5 |
| Whitchurch | 12.7 km | 11.2 |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 27.8 km | 6.6 |
| Telford | 25.1 km | 4.8 |
| Newport | 25.4 km | 4.6 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 27.0 km | 4.0 |
| Wem | – | 4.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |