Crap Towns / Cowes / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Cowes got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Cowes (April 2026): 2.8 per 10,000 people, 12% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 5.6 per 10,000 people, 7% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 25.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 25.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Fareham | 13.7 km | 53.8 |
| Newport | 5.6 km | 34.4 |
| Ryde | 11.2 km | 27.4 |
| Cowes | – | 25.5 |
| Blackfield and Langley | 8.2 km | 19.7 |
| East Cowes | 2.2 km | 19.4 |
| Gosport | 12.6 km | 16.8 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 10.3 km | 14.7 |
| Locks Heath | 12.4 km | 14.6 |
| Holbury | 10.3 km | 13.3 |
| Netley | 14.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |