Crap Towns / Lightwater / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Lightwater got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Lightwater (April 2026): 1.5 per 10,000 people, 40% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 3 play spaces, 4.6 per 10,000 people, 23% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 28.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.8 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 28.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 6.0 km | 50.3 |
| Crowthorne | 8.7 km | 47.8 |
| Blackwater | 8.4 km | 30.2 |
| Camberley | 4.1 km | 29.4 |
| Lightwater | – | 28.4 |
| Woking | 7.5 km | 24.6 |
| Frimley | 5.7 km | 23.8 |
| West End and Chobham | 4.1 km | 22.5 |
| Bagshot | 1.7 km | 19.2 |
| Sandhurst | 7.5 km | 19.2 |
| Bracknell | 8.7 km | 1.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |