Crap Towns / Cottenham / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Cottenham got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Cottenham (April 2026): 4.9 per 10,000 people, 2.0 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 4 play spaces, 6.5 per 10,000 people, 8% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 5.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 65% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 5.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 15.0 km | 61.8 |
| Histon and Impington | 3.9 km | 34.4 |
| Burwell | 14.0 km | 33.6 |
| Cambourne | 15.1 km | 13.4 |
| Cambridge | 9.0 km | 10.8 |
| St Ives | 14.5 km | 8.3 |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | 4.3 km | 7.9 |
| Ely | 15.8 km | 5.5 |
| Cottenham | – | 5.5 |
| Soham | 15.8 km | 4.9 |
| Waterbeach | 4.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |