Crap Towns / Yate / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Yate got?
OS maps 12 public parks and gardens in Yate (April 2026): 4.2 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 16 play spaces, 5.6 per 10,000 people, 7% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 2.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 87% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 15.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 2.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 4.5 km | 25.9 |
| Filton | 11.1 km | 24.2 |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 9.3 km | 16.2 |
| Chipping Sodbury | 2.4 km | 13.6 |
| Bradley Stoke | 8.8 km | 13.0 |
| Bristol | 15.4 km | 12.6 |
| Patchway | 10.8 km | 9.3 |
| Stoke Gifford | 9.3 km | 6.3 |
| Keynsham | 15.7 km | 2.8 |
| Thornbury | 9.6 km | 2.0 |
| Yate | – | 2.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |