Crap Towns / Hook / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hook got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Hook (April 2026): 2.2 per 10,000 people, 12% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 11.0 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 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 11.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwater | 12.6 km | 30.2 |
| Fleet | 8.2 km | 26.0 |
| Weybourne | 13.0 km | 22.6 |
| Sandhurst | 14.0 km | 19.2 |
| Yateley | 10.2 km | 17.4 |
| Farnborough | 13.0 km | 13.4 |
| Hook | – | 13.3 |
| Basingstoke | 10.5 km | 3.1 |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 12.4 km | 2.6 |
| Odiham | 3.6 km | 0.0 |
| Shinfield | 13.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |