Crap Towns / Kettering / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Kettering got?
OS maps 16 public parks and gardens in Kettering (April 2026): 2.5 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 31 play spaces, 4.9 per 10,000 people, 18% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 19.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 26% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 19.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Rothwell | 6.4 km | 22.3 |
| Kettering | – | 19.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 4.7 km | 19.5 |
| Raunds | 13.7 km | 17.6 |
| Desborough | 8.4 km | 15.2 |
| Brixworth | 14.7 km | 13.6 |
| Irthlingborough | 10.9 km | 9.0 |
| Wellingborough | 10.5 km | 4.4 |
| Corby | 10.6 km | 3.9 |
| Higham Ferrers | 13.3 km | 0.0 |
| Thrapston | 13.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |