Crap Towns / Northampton / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Northampton got?
OS maps 42 public parks and gardens in Northampton (April 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 32% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 126 play spaces, 5.2 per 10,000 people, 13% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 19.9% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 28% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 9.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 19.9% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Earls Barton | 10.5 km | 40.7 |
| Northampton | – | 19.9 |
| Kettering | 21.3 km | 19.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 20.2 km | 19.5 |
| Towcester | 13.7 km | 14.6 |
| Brixworth | 9.8 km | 13.6 |
| Rushden | 21.1 km | 9.5 |
| Newport Pagnell | 20.8 km | 4.6 |
| Wellingborough | 15.2 km | 4.4 |
| Daventry | 18.8 km | 0.0 |
| Olney | 15.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |