Crap Towns / Holbury / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Holbury got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Holbury (April 2026): 1.4 per 10,000 people, 44% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 10.9 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 6.0. 13.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 14% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 10.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Hythe and Dibden Purlieu | 3.7 km | 40.3 |
| Cowes | 10.3 km | 25.5 |
| Blackfield and Langley | 2.2 km | 19.7 |
| Locks Heath | 7.9 km | 14.6 |
| Southampton | 9.8 km | 14.4 |
| Holbury | – | 13.3 |
| Hedge End | 11.1 km | 11.4 |
| Bursledon | 7.5 km | 9.2 |
| Whiteley | 10.2 km | 8.2 |
| Marchwood | 8.0 km | 5.0 |
| Netley | 5.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |