Crap Towns / Cookham / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Cookham got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Cookham (April 2026): 5.8 per 10,000 people, 2.3 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 2 play spaces, 3.8 per 10,000 people, 37% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 17.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 10% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 17.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield | 7.9 km | 50.8 |
| Farnham Common and Farnham Royal | 8.0 km | 37.1 |
| Bourne End | 2.9 km | 34.3 |
| Hazlemere | 10.5 km | 28.8 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 5.3 km | 25.0 |
| Maidenhead | 4.5 km | 21.5 |
| High Wycombe | 7.9 km | 21.1 |
| Cookham | – | 17.1 |
| Slough | 10.8 km | 13.8 |
| Marlow | 3.3 km | 12.9 |
| Windsor | 11.2 km | 7.5 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |