Crap Towns / Raunds / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Raunds got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Raunds (April 2026): 4.9 per 10,000 people, 2.0 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 7 play spaces, 6.8 per 10,000 people, 13% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 17.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 14% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 8.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 17.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Earls Barton | 16.5 km | 40.7 |
| Oundle | 16.4 km | 23.1 |
| Kettering | 13.7 km | 19.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 9.8 km | 19.5 |
| Raunds | – | 17.6 |
| Rushden | 7.2 km | 9.5 |
| Irthlingborough | 5.1 km | 9.0 |
| Wellingborough | 11.7 km | 4.4 |
| Corby | 19.2 km | 3.9 |
| Higham Ferrers | 5.2 km | 0.0 |
| Thrapston | 5.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |