Crap Towns / Princes Risborough / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Princes Risborough got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Princes Risborough (April 2026): 2.7 per 10,000 people, 8% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 7 play spaces, 9.3 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 24.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.5 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Prestwood and Great Missenden | 7.7 km | 49.9 |
| Wendover | 8.5 km | 42.2 |
| Hazlemere | 12.0 km | 28.8 |
| Princes Risborough | – | 24.0 |
| High Wycombe | 12.2 km | 21.1 |
| Haddenham | 8.4 km | 20.3 |
| Tring | 14.8 km | 19.6 |
| Aston Clinton | 11.8 km | 18.4 |
| Thame | 10.2 km | 7.4 |
| Aylesbury | 10.2 km | 7.3 |
| Chinnor | 5.8 km | 3.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |