Playgrounds in Sheffield
The aupa map shows 164 playgrounds in Sheffield. That’s 2.9 per 10,000 residents, rank 13 of 23 cities in the UK. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.
Playgrounds in Sheffield
The map shows the 164 playgrounds in Sheffield, 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 Sheffield: 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.
- Pingle Road (3)
- Crookes Valley Road (2)
- Solly Street (2)
- St Aidan's Avenue (2)
- Abbey Brook Drive
- Alexandra Road
- Asline Road
- Atlantic Road
- Barnfield Drive
- Bassett Place
- Bassledene Road
- Beechwood Road
- Birley Spa Lane
- Bradway Road
- Briarfields Lane
- Britnall Street
- Broadfield Way
- Bromwich Road
- Burnaby Crescent
- Burngreave Road
- Cardwell Drive
- Carr Forge Road
- City Road
- Cliffe Hill
- Coleford Road
- Cowley Lane
- Crowder Road
- Deer Park View
- Denholme Close
- Derby Street
- Derriman Drive
- Drake House Way
- Dungworth Green
- Dyche Lane
- East Glade Way
- Eastwood
- Eben Street
- Ecclesfield Road
- Edenthorpe Grove
- Elm Crescent
- Errington Way
- Firth Park Road
- Fox Hill Crescent
- Fox Road
- Fraser Road
- Fretson Green
- Gleadless Road
- Greaves Street
- Greenland Close
- Gresley Road
- Griffiths Road
- Hallside Court
- Hathersage Road
- Hawksley Avenue
- Headford Grove
- Herries Road
- High Hazels Close
- Hollin Busk Lane
- Hollybank Road
- Hyde Park Terrace
- Infield Lane
- Jericho Street
- Kashmir Gardens
- Lavender Way
- Lichford Road
- Lindsay Avenue
- Longley Avenue West
- Loxley Road
- Lydgate Lane
- Mackenzie Crescent
- Malham Gardens
- Manor Lane
- Manor Oaks Drive
- Manor Park Centre
- Martin Street
- Mason Crescent
- Mather Road
- Meadowhall Road
- Meersbrook Park Road
- Middlewood Road
- Mill Lane
- Millhouses Lane
- Moorland Drive
- Mosborough Hall Drive
- Mount Street
- Nether Lane
- Norborough Road
- Northumberland Road
- Nottingham Cliff
- Oaks Lane
- Odom Court
- Osgathorpe Road
- Owlthorpe Grove
- Oxclose Park Way
- Pack Horse Lane
- Parkhouse Court
- Philadelphia Gardens
- Plumbley Hall Road
- Reaper Crescent
- Redmires Road
- Ridgehill Avenue
- Rivelin Park Road
- Rockingham Lane
- Samuel Fox Avenue
- Scholes View
- Sheffield Road
- Skye Edge Avenue
- South Road
- Spital Lane
- Springwell Drive
- Station Lane
- Stockton Close
- Storrs Lane
- Storth Lane
- The Circle
- The Sands
- Thorpe Green
- Torksey Road West
- Townhead Road
- Uppergate Road
… and 14 more streets.
Where the surface is recorded (6 of 164), it’s mostly grass (83%) and asphalt (17%).
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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