Crap Towns / Boston / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Boston got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Boston (April 2026): 1.1 per 10,000 people, 56% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 30 play spaces, 6.6 per 10,000 people, 10% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 14.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 5% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 14.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Skegness | 29.6 km | 44.6 |
| Holbeach | 18.8 km | 35.3 |
| Ruskington | 25.6 km | 27.5 |
| Long Sutton | 23.2 km | 26.3 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 17.1 km | 23.8 |
| Kirton | 5.4 km | 22.8 |
| Bourne | 33.1 km | 18.3 |
| Horncastle | 27.0 km | 17.6 |
| Boston | – | 14.7 |
| Sleaford | 26.3 km | 14.4 |
| Spalding | 23.5 km | 13.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |