Crap Towns / Warminster / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Warminster got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Warminster (April 2026): 1.1 per 10,000 people, 56% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 17 play spaces, 9.4 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 12.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 19% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 12.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford-on-Avon | 16.5 km | 14.7 |
| Frome | 10.6 km | 12.9 |
| Warminster | – | 12.6 |
| Trowbridge | 13.6 km | 11.3 |
| Radstock | 21.7 km | 9.6 |
| Peasedown St John | 21.8 km | 7.2 |
| Melksham | 19.4 km | 6.8 |
| Devizes | 21.0 km | 4.3 |
| Shaftesbury | 21.9 km | 2.6 |
| Westbury | 6.7 km | 1.4 |
| Gillingham | 19.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |