Crap Towns / Higham Ferrers / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Higham Ferrers got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Higham Ferrers (April 2026): 1.1 per 10,000 people, 56% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 11.3 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 6.0. Everyone there lives within 400 metres of a park or play space, as the crow flies.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 11.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 7.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Earls Barton | 11.7 km | 40.7 |
| Rothwell | 19.3 km | 22.3 |
| Kettering | 13.3 km | 19.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 8.6 km | 19.5 |
| Raunds | 5.2 km | 17.6 |
| Rushden | 2.2 km | 9.5 |
| Irthlingborough | 2.5 km | 9.0 |
| Wellingborough | 7.4 km | 4.4 |
| Higham Ferrers | – | 0.0 |
| Olney | 18.6 km | 0.0 |
| Thrapston | 10.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |