Crap Towns / Hindhead / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hindhead got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Hindhead (April 2026): 1.6 per 10,000 people, 36% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 4 play spaces, 6.2 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 31.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.0 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 31.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Wrecclesham | 9.9 km | 49.8 |
| Hindhead | – | 31.2 |
| Milford and Witley | 8.5 km | 29.8 |
| Farnham | 11.3 km | 23.9 |
| Whitehill | 9.1 km | 23.1 |
| Weybourne | 13.8 km | 22.6 |
| Farncombe | 13.2 km | 20.4 |
| Bordon | 8.1 km | 17.2 |
| Haslemere | 3.3 km | 15.7 |
| Liphook | 5.5 km | 10.2 |
| Godalming | 11.7 km | 6.5 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |