Crap Towns / Holbeach / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Holbeach got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Holbeach (April 2026): 4.6 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 5.7 per 10,000 people, 5% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 35.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.3 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 35.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Holbeach | – | 35.3 |
| Long Sutton | 7.9 km | 26.3 |
| Kirton | 14.6 km | 22.8 |
| Bourne | 26.3 km | 18.3 |
| Wisbech | 18.6 km | 17.8 |
| Deeping St James | 25.0 km | 16.3 |
| Boston | 18.8 km | 14.7 |
| Market Deeping | 26.2 km | 14.3 |
| Spalding | 11.7 km | 13.4 |
| King's Lynn | 27.9 km | 11.2 |
| Eye | 25.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |