We all know the importance of having good access to green spaces such as parks, playing fields, and public gardens. However, some areas of the city have significantly less access than others.
MG Timber, together with Online Marketing Surgery, has created the Park Access Report, which ranks neighbourhoods in Leeds based on the number of postcodes within 900 metres of a park.
Using data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the report analyses access to public parks and playing fields across all areas of the city.
Below are the 10 neighbourhoods in Leeds with the lowest number of postcodes within 900 metres of a park:
1. Collingham, Rigton & Harewood
Residents in Collingham, Rigton and Harewood have the worst access to green space, according to the study. Data shows just 75 postcodes are within 900 metres of a park, public garden or playing field. | Google
2. Bramhope & Pool-in-Wharfedale
85 postcodes in these areas are within 900 metres of public green space, according to ONS data. | National World
3. Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes
Scarcroft, Shadwell and Scholes have 88 postcodes within 900 metres of green space. | National World
4. Harehills South
In Harehills South, just 105 postcodes have access to green space within 900 metres. | Bruce Rollinson
5. Cookridge & Holt Park
The number of postcodes within 900 metres of green space here are 111. | Google
6. Bramley Fall
Bramley Fall also has 111 postcodes within 900 metres of green space. | Bruce Rollinson