Crap Towns / Corby / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Corby got?
OS maps 27 public parks and gardens in Corby (April 2026): 4.0 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 49 play spaces, 7.2 per 10,000 people, 20% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 3.9% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 75% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 20.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 3.9% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Oundle | 14.7 km | 23.1 |
| Rothwell | 11.1 km | 22.3 |
| Kettering | 10.6 km | 19.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 14.1 km | 19.5 |
| Raunds | 19.2 km | 17.6 |
| Desborough | 10.4 km | 15.2 |
| Market Harborough | 15.9 km | 9.2 |
| Irthlingborough | 18.9 km | 9.0 |
| Corby | – | 3.9 |
| Oakham | 20.3 km | 0.0 |
| Thrapston | 15.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |