Crap Towns / Thatcham / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Thatcham got?
OS maps 12 public parks and gardens in Thatcham (April 2026): 4.7 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 20 play spaces, 7.8 per 10,000 people, 30% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 7.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 50% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 7.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 7.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Hungerford | 18.6 km | 21.1 |
| Whitchurch | 19.7 km | 19.7 |
| Reading | 20.7 km | 18.3 |
| Newbury | 4.7 km | 15.0 |
| Thatcham | – | 7.7 |
| Oakley | 17.4 km | 6.0 |
| Tadley | 8.6 km | 4.1 |
| Basingstoke | 18.1 km | 3.1 |
| Burghfield Common | 12.9 km | 2.8 |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 19.8 km | 2.6 |
| Shinfield | 21.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |