Crap Towns / Thame / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Thame got?
OS maps 6 public parks and gardens in Thame (April 2026): 4.6 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 14 play spaces, 10.8 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 6.0. 7.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 52% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 10.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 7.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Prestwood and Great Missenden | 17.8 km | 49.9 |
| Wendover | 16.7 km | 42.2 |
| Princes Risborough | 10.2 km | 24.0 |
| Haddenham | 4.4 km | 20.3 |
| Benson | 16.6 km | 19.7 |
| Aston Clinton | 18.4 km | 18.4 |
| Wallingford | 19.4 km | 15.4 |
| Oxford | 19.4 km | 12.5 |
| Thame | – | 7.4 |
| Aylesbury | 13.9 km | 7.3 |
| Chinnor | 6.8 km | 3.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |