Crap Towns / Olney / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Olney got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Olney (April 2026): 6.1 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 13 play spaces, 19.7 per 10,000 people, 3.3 times the typical town's 6.0. Everyone there lives within 400 metres of a park or play space, as the crow flies.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 6.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 19.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 18.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Earls Barton | 12.5 km | 40.7 |
| Northampton | 15.7 km | 19.9 |
| Rushden | 16.5 km | 9.5 |
| Marston Moretaine | 14.8 km | 7.3 |
| Kempston | 15.3 km | 6.2 |
| Newport Pagnell | 8.4 km | 4.6 |
| Wellingborough | 16.5 km | 4.4 |
| Wootton | 14.1 km | 4.1 |
| Cranfield | 11.5 km | 4.0 |
| Milton Keynes | 13.9 km | 0.5 |
| Olney | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |