Crap Towns / Wantage / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Wantage got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Wantage (April 2026): 2.3 per 10,000 people, 8% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 18 play spaces, 13.7 per 10,000 people, 2.3 times the typical town's 6.0. 4.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 70% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 13.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 4.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Highworth | 20.3 km | 32.9 |
| Hungerford | 20.7 km | 21.1 |
| Wallingford | 20.3 km | 15.4 |
| Carterton | 21.5 km | 12.7 |
| Grove | 1.8 km | 11.9 |
| Eynsham | 21.5 km | 11.8 |
| Didcot | 12.5 km | 8.6 |
| Shrivenham and Watchfield | 15.2 km | 8.1 |
| Wantage | – | 4.7 |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 14.2 km | 3.9 |
| Faringdon | 13.1 km | 2.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |