Crap Towns / Bourne / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bourne got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Bourne (April 2026): 2.3 per 10,000 people, 8% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 18 play spaces, 10.3 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 6.0. 18.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 18% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 10.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 8.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 18.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Holbeach | 26.3 km | 35.3 |
| Grantham | 23.8 km | 24.2 |
| Bourne | – | 18.3 |
| Stamford | 14.3 km | 16.6 |
| Deeping St James | 12.0 km | 16.3 |
| Sleaford | 26.0 km | 14.4 |
| Market Deeping | 10.4 km | 14.3 |
| Spalding | 14.7 km | 13.4 |
| Peterborough | 23.3 km | 5.8 |
| Eye | 21.4 km | 0.0 |
| Oakham | 26.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |