Crap Towns / Coventry / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Coventry got?
OS maps 59 public parks and gardens in Coventry (April 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 32% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 68 play spaces, 2.0 per 10,000 people, 67% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 29.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.9 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 29.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Balsall Common | 9.8 km | 54.3 |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 16.3 km | 54.1 |
| Kenilworth | 8.2 km | 39.2 |
| Bulkington | 9.7 km | 34.9 |
| Coventry | – | 29.7 |
| Bedworth | 7.3 km | 21.7 |
| Warwick | 15.3 km | 16.5 |
| Royal Leamington Spa | 13.0 km | 14.2 |
| Whitnash | 16.2 km | 12.5 |
| Nuneaton | 13.4 km | 10.0 |
| Cawston | 15.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |