Crap Towns / Hythe and Dibden Purlieu / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hythe and Dibden Purlieu got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu (April 2026): 1.0 per 10,000 people, 60% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 11 play spaces, 5.5 per 10,000 people, 8% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 40.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 40.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Hythe and Dibden Purlieu | – | 40.3 |
| Blackfield and Langley | 5.8 km | 19.7 |
| Locks Heath | 9.3 km | 14.6 |
| Southampton | 6.8 km | 14.4 |
| Holbury | 3.7 km | 13.3 |
| Hedge End | 10.0 km | 11.4 |
| Totton | 9.5 km | 9.4 |
| Bursledon | 7.1 km | 9.2 |
| Marchwood | 4.3 km | 5.0 |
| Netley | 4.7 km | 0.0 |
| West End | 9.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |