Crap Towns / Loughborough / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Loughborough got?
OS maps 12 public parks and gardens in Loughborough (April 2026): 1.9 per 10,000 people, 24% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 38 play spaces, 5.9 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 26.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.7 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 26.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Birstall | 11.7 km | 42.9 |
| Quorndon | 4.3 km | 30.4 |
| Whitwick | 9.4 km | 28.5 |
| Loughborough | – | 26.7 |
| Sileby | 9.1 km | 19.1 |
| East Leake | 7.6 km | 19.1 |
| Mountsorrel | 7.4 km | 13.4 |
| Coalville | 10.8 km | 10.6 |
| Shepshed | 4.7 km | 9.7 |
| Barrow upon Soar | 5.6 km | 6.5 |
| Anstey | 10.6 km | 3.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |