Crap Towns / Hawick / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hawick got?
OS maps 12 public parks and gardens in Hawick (April 2026): 11.2 per 10,000 people, 4.5 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 14 play spaces, 13.0 per 10,000 people, 2.2 times the typical town's 6.0. 3.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 79% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 11.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 13.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 42.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 3.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Loanhead | 55.8 km | 18.1 |
| Penicuik | 53.3 km | 15.7 |
| Bonnyrigg | 54.0 km | 11.6 |
| Galashiels | 21.2 km | 6.6 |
| Annan | 56.8 km | 3.5 |
| Hawick | – | 3.3 |
| Kelso | 29.6 km | 3.1 |
| Peebles | 35.6 km | 0.9 |
| Dalkeith | 54.8 km | 0.7 |
| Gorebridge | 49.6 km | 0.0 |
| Mayfield | 52.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |