Crap Towns / Groby / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Groby got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Groby (April 2026): 4.6 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 3 play spaces, 4.6 per 10,000 people, 23% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 4.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 71% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 4.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Birstall | 7.3 km | 42.9 |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 4.1 km | 31.6 |
| Quorndon | 10.0 km | 30.4 |
| Enderby and Narborough | 8.5 km | 27.3 |
| Thurmaston | 9.3 km | 16.5 |
| Leicester | 6.7 km | 14.1 |
| Mountsorrel | 9.0 km | 13.4 |
| Syston | 11.2 km | 8.9 |
| Blaby and Whetstone | 10.9 km | 6.7 |
| Groby | – | 4.5 |
| Anstey | 2.9 km | 3.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |