Crap Towns / Rushden / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Rushden got?
OS maps 11 public parks and gardens in Rushden (April 2026): 3.5 per 10,000 people, 40% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 28 play spaces, 8.8 per 10,000 people, 47% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 9.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 39% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 9.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Earls Barton | 10.7 km | 40.7 |
| Kettering | 14.9 km | 19.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 10.2 km | 19.5 |
| Raunds | 7.2 km | 17.6 |
| Rushden | – | 9.5 |
| Irthlingborough | 4.4 km | 9.0 |
| Bedford | 19.2 km | 8.2 |
| Wellingborough | 7.3 km | 4.4 |
| Higham Ferrers | 2.2 km | 0.0 |
| Olney | 16.5 km | 0.0 |
| Thrapston | 12.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |