Crap Towns / Ottery St Mary / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Ottery St Mary got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Ottery St Mary (April 2026): 6.6 per 10,000 people, 2.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 8.3 per 10,000 people, 38% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 33.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.2 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 6.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 33.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Ottery St Mary | – | 33.5 |
| Seaton | 15.1 km | 17.4 |
| Exmouth | 16.2 km | 15.6 |
| Budleigh Salterton | 13.9 km | 14.4 |
| Sidmouth | 7.2 km | 11.8 |
| Exeter | 17.0 km | 10.7 |
| Tiverton | 22.3 km | 5.4 |
| Honiton | 7.5 km | 5.4 |
| Axminster | 20.3 km | 2.9 |
| Dawlish | 22.5 km | 2.5 |
| Cullompton | 14.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |