Crap Towns / Ferndown / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Ferndown got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Ferndown (April 2026): 0.8 per 10,000 people, 68% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 3.8 per 10,000 people, 37% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 71.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 4.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 71.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Ferndown | – | 71.8 |
| Verwood | 8.4 km | 60.2 |
| Wimborne Minster | 4.6 km | 52.7 |
| Ashley Heath | 5.6 km | 49.1 |
| West Moors | 2.7 km | 44.7 |
| Corfe Mullen | 9.7 km | 37.4 |
| Ringwood | 10.0 km | 32.3 |
| Merley | 5.5 km | 29.9 |
| Upton | 11.8 km | 25.5 |
| Bournemouth | 7.2 km | 20.2 |
| Poole | 9.5 km | 19.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |