Crap Towns / Desborough / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Desborough got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Desborough (April 2026): 3.4 per 10,000 people, 36% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 5.0 per 10,000 people, 17% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 15.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, about the same as the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 15.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Earls Barton | 20.3 km | 40.7 |
| Rothwell | 2.6 km | 22.3 |
| Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt | 16.1 km | 21.4 |
| Kettering | 8.4 km | 19.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 13.0 km | 19.5 |
| Desborough | – | 15.2 |
| Brixworth | 14.2 km | 13.6 |
| Market Harborough | 7.9 km | 9.2 |
| Irthlingborough | 19.3 km | 9.0 |
| Wellingborough | 17.5 km | 4.4 |
| Corby | 10.4 km | 3.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |