Crap Towns / Towcester / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Towcester got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Towcester (April 2026): 2.6 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 11 play spaces, 9.7 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 14.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 6% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 14.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Earls Barton | 22.3 km | 40.7 |
| Winslow | 21.7 km | 26.8 |
| Northampton | 13.7 km | 19.9 |
| Towcester | – | 14.6 |
| Brixworth | 22.6 km | 13.6 |
| Newport Pagnell | 18.5 km | 4.6 |
| Brackley | 15.4 km | 2.8 |
| Milton Keynes | 18.4 km | 0.5 |
| Buckingham | 14.6 km | 0.0 |
| Daventry | 19.4 km | 0.0 |
| Olney | 19.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |