Crap Towns / Louth / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Louth got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Louth (April 2026): 2.9 per 10,000 people, 16% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 5.2 per 10,000 people, 13% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 22.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 43% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 22.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe | 20.1 km | 47.9 |
| Skegness | 32.8 km | 44.6 |
| Humberston and New Waltham | 18.2 km | 43.4 |
| Grimsby | 22.8 km | 38.6 |
| Cleethorpes | 20.4 km | 32.1 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 32.2 km | 23.8 |
| Louth | – | 22.1 |
| Waltham | 17.7 km | 21.6 |
| Mablethorpe | 17.0 km | 19.5 |
| Horncastle | 19.2 km | 17.6 |
| Immingham | 31.2 km | 16.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |