Crap Towns / Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green (April 2026): 4.0 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 7.2 per 10,000 people, 20% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 25.0% 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 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 25.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrards Cross | 10.5 km | 69.2 |
| Beaconsfield | 3.8 km | 50.8 |
| Chalfont St Peter | 10.0 km | 41.5 |
| Farnham Common and Farnham Royal | 8.5 km | 37.1 |
| Bourne End | 2.7 km | 34.3 |
| Hazlemere | 5.4 km | 28.8 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | – | 25.0 |
| Maidenhead | 9.6 km | 21.5 |
| High Wycombe | 4.0 km | 21.1 |
| Cookham | 5.3 km | 17.1 |
| Marlow | 5.8 km | 12.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |