Crap Towns / Milton Keynes / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Milton Keynes got?
OS maps 118 public parks and gardens in Milton Keynes (April 2026): 6.0 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 322 play spaces, 16.3 per 10,000 people, 2.7 times the typical town's 6.0. 0.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 97% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 16.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 10.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Ampthill | 18.3 km | 29.1 |
| Winslow | 13.1 km | 26.8 |
| Leighton Buzzard | 14.7 km | 11.9 |
| Bletchley | 5.3 km | 9.5 |
| Marston Moretaine | 15.1 km | 7.3 |
| Newport Pagnell | 5.6 km | 4.6 |
| Wootton | 17.2 km | 4.1 |
| Cranfield | 10.9 km | 4.0 |
| Milton Keynes | – | 0.5 |
| Buckingham | 15.9 km | 0.0 |
| Olney | 13.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |