Crap Towns / Grantham / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Grantham got?
OS maps 11 public parks and gardens in Grantham (April 2026): 2.4 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 20 play spaces, 4.5 per 10,000 people, 25% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 24.2% 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 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Ruskington | 22.6 km | 27.5 |
| Grantham | – | 24.2 |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 26.7 km | 21.5 |
| Bourne | 23.8 km | 18.3 |
| Balderton | 18.7 km | 14.5 |
| Sleaford | 18.2 km | 14.4 |
| Cotgrave | 26.9 km | 11.0 |
| Melton Mowbray | 22.9 km | 9.8 |
| Bingham | 22.0 km | 5.5 |
| Newark-on-Trent | 21.4 km | 4.2 |
| Oakham | 27.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |