Crap Towns / Wallingford / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Wallingford got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Wallingford (April 2026): 4.7 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 5.9 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 15.4% 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 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 15.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Henley-on-Thames | 17.3 km | 41.4 |
| Caversham | 17.9 km | 27.4 |
| Benson | 3.0 km | 19.7 |
| Wallingford | – | 15.4 |
| Sonning Common | 13.9 km | 14.6 |
| Oxford | 19.3 km | 12.5 |
| Grove | 20.3 km | 11.9 |
| Didcot | 8.0 km | 8.6 |
| Thame | 19.4 km | 7.4 |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 13.1 km | 3.9 |
| Chinnor | 18.9 km | 3.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |