Crap Towns / Blackwater / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Blackwater got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Blackwater (April 2026): 1.4 per 10,000 people, 44% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 3 play spaces, 4.2 per 10,000 people, 30% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 30.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.9 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 30.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Crowthorne | 4.4 km | 47.8 |
| Blackwater | – | 30.2 |
| Camberley | 4.4 km | 29.4 |
| Lightwater | 8.4 km | 28.4 |
| Fleet | 7.2 km | 26.0 |
| Frimley | 4.6 km | 23.8 |
| Bagshot | 7.5 km | 19.2 |
| Sandhurst | 1.7 km | 19.2 |
| Wokingham | 7.8 km | 17.7 |
| Yateley | 2.9 km | 17.4 |
| Farnborough | 5.7 km | 13.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |