Crap Towns / Hazlemere / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hazlemere got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Hazlemere (April 2026): 2.0 per 10,000 people, 20% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 4.5 per 10,000 people, 25% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 28.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.9 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 28.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Amersham | 7.4 km | 69.5 |
| Beaconsfield | 6.2 km | 50.8 |
| Prestwood and Great Missenden | 5.3 km | 49.9 |
| Bourne End | 8.2 km | 34.3 |
| Hazlemere | – | 28.8 |
| Chesham | 9.5 km | 28.6 |
| Little Chalfont | 9.9 km | 27.3 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 5.4 km | 25.0 |
| High Wycombe | 3.7 km | 21.1 |
| Cookham | 10.5 km | 17.1 |
| Marlow | 10.0 km | 12.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |