Crap Towns / Marlow / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Marlow got?
OS maps 7 public parks and gardens in Marlow (April 2026): 4.8 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 6.8 per 10,000 people, 13% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 12.9% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 17% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 12.9% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield | 9.4 km | 50.8 |
| Henley-on-Thames | 10.4 km | 41.4 |
| Farnham Common and Farnham Royal | 11.2 km | 37.1 |
| Bourne End | 4.8 km | 34.3 |
| Hazlemere | 10.0 km | 28.8 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 5.8 km | 25.0 |
| Maidenhead | 6.9 km | 21.5 |
| High Wycombe | 6.6 km | 21.1 |
| Cookham | 3.3 km | 17.1 |
| Twyford | 12.1 km | 13.6 |
| Marlow | – | 12.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |