Crap Towns / Warwick / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Warwick got?
OS maps 10 public parks and gardens in Warwick (April 2026): 2.7 per 10,000 people, 8% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 23 play spaces, 6.3 per 10,000 people, 5% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 16.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 6% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 9.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 16.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Balsall Common | 13.8 km | 54.3 |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 15.7 km | 54.1 |
| Kenilworth | 7.5 km | 39.2 |
| Coventry | 15.3 km | 29.7 |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 13.4 km | 19.5 |
| Warwick | – | 16.5 |
| Wellesbourne | 9.4 km | 16.0 |
| Royal Leamington Spa | 3.7 km | 14.2 |
| Whitnash | 4.2 km | 12.5 |
| Southam | 13.4 km | 7.7 |
| Alcester | 20.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |