Crap Towns / Waterbeach / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Waterbeach got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Waterbeach (April 2026): 5.6 per 10,000 people, 2.2 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 16.7 per 10,000 people, 2.8 times the typical town's 6.0. Everyone there lives within 400 metres of a park or play space, as the crow flies.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 16.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 14.0 km | 61.8 |
| Histon and Impington | 5.7 km | 34.4 |
| Burwell | 9.7 km | 33.6 |
| Cambridge | 8.3 km | 10.8 |
| Newmarket | 15.4 km | 9.3 |
| Sawston | 16.7 km | 8.3 |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | 8.6 km | 7.9 |
| Ely | 15.0 km | 5.5 |
| Cottenham | 4.6 km | 5.5 |
| Soham | 12.5 km | 4.9 |
| Waterbeach | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |