Crap Towns / Bourne End / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bourne End got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Bourne End (April 2026): 1.4 per 10,000 people, 44% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 2 play spaces, 2.8 per 10,000 people, 53% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 34.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.2 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 | 2.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 34.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrards Cross | 10.4 km | 69.2 |
| Beaconsfield | 5.1 km | 50.8 |
| Farnham Common and Farnham Royal | 6.9 km | 37.1 |
| Bourne End | – | 34.3 |
| Hazlemere | 8.2 km | 28.8 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 2.7 km | 25.0 |
| Maidenhead | 6.9 km | 21.5 |
| High Wycombe | 6.2 km | 21.1 |
| Cookham | 2.9 km | 17.1 |
| Slough | 10.4 km | 13.8 |
| Marlow | 4.8 km | 12.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |