Crap Towns / Oakley / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Oakley got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Oakley (April 2026): 1.9 per 10,000 people, 24% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 15.2 per 10,000 people, 2.5 times the typical town's 6.0. 6.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 61% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 15.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 6.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Four Marks | 18.1 km | 37.3 |
| New Alresford | 18.2 km | 22.9 |
| Alton | 17.8 km | 19.9 |
| Whitchurch | 11.4 km | 19.7 |
| Hook | 15.9 km | 13.3 |
| Thatcham | 17.4 km | 7.7 |
| Oakley | – | 6.0 |
| Tadley | 12.3 km | 4.1 |
| Basingstoke | 5.4 km | 3.1 |
| Burghfield Common | 18.0 km | 2.8 |
| Odiham | 16.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |