Crap Towns / Oadby / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Oadby got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Oadby (April 2026): 0.8 per 10,000 people, 68% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 4.2 per 10,000 people, 30% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 27.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.8 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 27.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Birstall | 9.7 km | 42.9 |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 10.2 km | 31.6 |
| Oadby | – | 27.8 |
| Enderby and Narborough | 8.9 km | 27.3 |
| Wigston | 3.1 km | 22.4 |
| Countesthorpe | 7.2 km | 21.5 |
| Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt | 8.4 km | 21.4 |
| Thurmaston | 8.7 km | 16.5 |
| Leicester | 5.6 km | 14.1 |
| Syston | 10.9 km | 8.9 |
| Blaby and Whetstone | 7.3 km | 6.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |