Crap Towns / Grove / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Grove got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Grove (April 2026): 5.0 per 10,000 people, 2.0 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 7.6 per 10,000 people, 27% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 11.9% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 23% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 11.9% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Highworth | 19.9 km | 32.9 |
| Wallingford | 20.3 km | 15.4 |
| Carterton | 20.0 km | 12.7 |
| Oxford | 20.3 km | 12.5 |
| Grove | – | 11.9 |
| Eynsham | 19.8 km | 11.8 |
| Didcot | 12.3 km | 8.6 |
| Shrivenham and Watchfield | 15.0 km | 8.1 |
| Wantage | 1.8 km | 4.7 |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 13.0 km | 3.9 |
| Faringdon | 12.2 km | 2.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |