Crap Towns / Ventnor / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Ventnor got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Ventnor (April 2026): 1.8 per 10,000 people, 28% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 10.8 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 6.0. 16.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, about the same as the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 10.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 7.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 16.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Shanklin | 4.3 km | 52.9 |
| Newport | 13.1 km | 34.4 |
| Sandown | 6.7 km | 28.7 |
| Ryde | 14.5 km | 27.4 |
| Freshwater and Totland | 23.9 km | 25.9 |
| Cowes | 18.5 km | 25.5 |
| Blackfield and Langley | 26.7 km | 19.7 |
| East Cowes | 17.9 km | 19.4 |
| Gosport | 23.0 km | 16.8 |
| Ventnor | – | 16.1 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 25.0 km | 14.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |