Crap Towns / Longstanton and Northstowe / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Longstanton and Northstowe got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Longstanton and Northstowe (April 2026): 9.5 per 10,000 people, 3.8 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 28.4 per 10,000 people, 4.7 times the typical town's 6.0. 7.9% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 49% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 9.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 28.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 13.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 7.9% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 15.3 km | 61.8 |
| Histon and Impington | 4.7 km | 34.4 |
| Burwell | 18.2 km | 33.6 |
| Cambourne | 11.2 km | 13.4 |
| Cambridge | 9.9 km | 10.8 |
| St Ives | 11.0 km | 8.3 |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | – | 7.9 |
| Cottenham | 4.3 km | 5.5 |
| Godmanchester | 15.8 km | 0.0 |
| Huntingdon | 17.8 km | 0.0 |
| Waterbeach | 8.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |