Crap Towns / Wisbech / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Wisbech got?
OS maps 12 public parks and gardens in Wisbech (April 2026): 4.5 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 14 play spaces, 5.2 per 10,000 people, 13% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 17.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 15% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 17.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Holbeach | 18.6 km | 35.3 |
| March | 13.6 km | 27.4 |
| Long Sutton | 13.3 km | 26.3 |
| Wisbech | – | 17.8 |
| Littleport | 25.3 km | 15.8 |
| Spalding | 25.0 km | 13.4 |
| King's Lynn | 20.1 km | 11.2 |
| Chatteris | 24.8 km | 7.9 |
| Whittlesey | 22.7 km | 7.7 |
| Downham Market | 16.2 km | 4.0 |
| Eye | 24.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |