Playgrounds in Birmingham
The aupa map shows 256 playgrounds in Birmingham. That’s 2.2 per 10,000 residents, rank 16 of 23 cities in the UK. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.
Playgrounds in Birmingham
The map shows the 256 playgrounds in Birmingham, rounded to about 300 metres. The exact spot is in the app.
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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.
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Playgrounds in Birmingham: on these streets
The nearest street per OpenStreetMap; the number in brackets means several places. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the app.
- Avenue Road (2)
- Brook Meadow Road (2)
- Clapgate Lane (2)
- Fox Hollies Road (2)
- Gospel Lane (2)
- Heath Road South (2)
- Millthorpe Close (2)
- Porchester Street (2)
- St Marks Crescent (2)
- Wilberforce Way (2)
- Yardley Wood Road (2)
- Albert Road
- Alchester Road South
- Aldridge Road
- Arkell Way
- Arthur Street
- Ascot Close
- Balmoral Road
- Barley Road
- Bath Row
- Bell Drive
- Berkeley Road
- Berry Street
- Blenheim Way
- Bourn Mill Drive
- Brandwood Park Road
- Bridge Road
- Bristol Road South
- Britford Close
- Bromford Drive
- Burbury Street South
- Burleton Road
- Capstone Avenue
- Carlyle Road
- Castle Road
- Castle Way
- Cawdor Crescent
- Cedar Drive
- Cherry Drive
- Church Hill Road
- Club Lane
- Conolly Drive
- Cooksey Lane
- Coronation Road
- Court Lane
- Court Oak Road
- Court Road
- Crantock Road
- Cricketers Grove
- Crown Green Close
- Cuckoo Road
- Denbigh Street
- Dolobran Road
- Dudley Road
- Edison Grove
- Edward Road
- Eliot Street
- Eyton Croft
- Fairfax Road
- Fentham Road
- Field Avenue
- Filton Croft
- Finch Road
- Floyer Road
- Formans Road
- Forsythia Close
- Fox Hollow Close
- Foxglove Way
- Franklin Street
- Frederick Road
- Fremantle Drive
- George Dixon Road
- George Road
- George Street
- Geranium Grove
- Gibbins Road
- Glebe Farm Road
- Glenmead Road
- Glover Road
- Goosemoor Lane
- Grange Road
- Great Hampton Row
- Green Park Road
- Guest Grove
- Hamstead Hill
- Haselwell Drive
- Hawker Drive
- Heath Way
- Herbert Road
- Highfield Lane
- Hob Moor Road
- Holder Road
- Holly Road
- Howard Road East
- Imperial Road
- Jackdaw Road
- Jiggins Lane
- Katie Road
- Kendal Rise Road
- Kendrick Avenue
- Lannacombe Road
- Lea Village
- Ledsam Street
- Leominster Walk
- Little Hill Grove
- Long Nuke Road
- Long Saw Drive
- Long Street
- Longmeadow Crescent
- Lower Dartmouth Street
- Lye Avenue
- Lytham Croft
- Malvern Street
- Manor Park Close
- Marfield Close
- Masefield Square
- Maybank
- Maypole Lane
- Meadow Close
- Mere Green Road
… and 82 more streets.
Where the surface is recorded (5 of 256), it’s mostly grass (60%), rubber (20%) and asphalt (20%).
Playgrounds: city comparison in the UK
Sorted by places per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.
| City | Total | per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 140 | 8.6 |
| Glasgow | 396 | 6.3 |
| Leicester | 185 | 5.0 |
| Edinburgh | 251 | 4.9 |
| Leeds | 234 | 4.4 |
| Bradford | 158 | 4.3 |
| Swansea | 118 | 3.9 |
| Nottingham | 117 | 3.6 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 101 | 3.4 |
| Belfast | 116 | 3.3 |
| Cardiff | 122 | 3.3 |
| London | 2,772 | 3.1 |
| Sheffield | 164 | 2.9 |
| Bristol | 141 | 2.9 |
| Preston | 86 | 2.7 |
| Birmingham | 256 | 2.2 |
| Blackpool | 31 | 2.1 |
| Manchester | 114 | 2.0 |
| Coventry | 68 | 2.0 |
| Brighton | 53 | 1.9 |
With over 105,000 playgrounds, they’re the biggest group on the map, from the swings around the corner to the big adventure playground.
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