Crap Towns / Spalding / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Spalding got?
OS maps 16 public parks and gardens in Spalding (April 2026): 5.2 per 10,000 people, 2.1 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 26 play spaces, 8.5 per 10,000 people, 42% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 13.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 14% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Holbeach | 11.7 km | 35.3 |
| Long Sutton | 18.8 km | 26.3 |
| Kirton | 18.1 km | 22.8 |
| Bourne | 14.7 km | 18.3 |
| Deeping St James | 14.7 km | 16.3 |
| Boston | 23.5 km | 14.7 |
| Market Deeping | 15.4 km | 14.3 |
| Spalding | – | 13.4 |
| Whittlesey | 24.9 km | 7.7 |
| Peterborough | 24.2 km | 5.8 |
| Eye | 18.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |