Crap Towns / High Wycombe / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has High Wycombe got?
OS maps 24 public parks and gardens in High Wycombe (April 2026): 2.9 per 10,000 people, 16% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 41 play spaces, 4.9 per 10,000 people, 18% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 21.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 36% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 21.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Amersham | 10.9 km | 69.5 |
| Beaconsfield | 6.9 km | 50.8 |
| Prestwood and Great Missenden | 7.4 km | 49.9 |
| Bourne End | 6.2 km | 34.3 |
| Hazlemere | 3.7 km | 28.8 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 4.0 km | 25.0 |
| Princes Risborough | 12.2 km | 24.0 |
| Maidenhead | 12.4 km | 21.5 |
| High Wycombe | – | 21.1 |
| Cookham | 7.9 km | 17.1 |
| Marlow | 6.6 km | 12.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |