Crap Towns / Wellingborough / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Wellingborough got?
OS maps 23 public parks and gardens in Wellingborough (April 2026): 4.2 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 25 play spaces, 4.6 per 10,000 people, 23% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 4.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 72% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 13.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 4.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Earls Barton | 5.4 km | 40.7 |
| Rothwell | 15.0 km | 22.3 |
| Northampton | 15.2 km | 19.9 |
| Kettering | 10.5 km | 19.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 6.8 km | 19.5 |
| Raunds | 11.7 km | 17.6 |
| Brixworth | 14.0 km | 13.6 |
| Rushden | 7.3 km | 9.5 |
| Irthlingborough | 6.6 km | 9.0 |
| Wellingborough | – | 4.4 |
| Higham Ferrers | 7.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |