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Parks & Recreation Near Any Plot

How much green and how much to do within walking distance — the everyday liveability a plot inherits from its neighbourhood.

Why recreation access matters for land

Somewhere to walk the kids, play cricket, spend a weekend — everyday recreation is one of the quiet things that decides whether a place is liveable, and that liveability shows up in rental demand and resale. A plot with a park, a playground or a maidan within reach simply lives better.

This is a composite. The base is curated OpenStreetMap data — parks, gardens, playgrounds, museums, zoos, amusement parks — which is ours to store, map and export. But new plots are usually proposed a little away from the built-up core, in newly-developing areas where community mapping is still thin. So we add a live Google layer, filtered for noise, to catch the fresh destinations (a new water park, an amusement park) exactly where the owned map hasn’t caught up yet.

What this tool tells you

Four readings, in the order they matter when you are buying land.

Nearest recreation

Straight-line distance to the closest park, playground or destination, and what it is. Walkability is what the verdict weighs first.

How many within 5 km

Density, not just the single nearest. One park is an amenity; a dozen is a neighbourhood people want to live in.

Mapped recreation

Curated OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, museums and zoos — with their area, so a pocket garden is not mistaken for a city park.

Fresh spots

The newest destinations, live from Google — what the community map has not caught up with yet. Shown, not stored.

How to read the result

Two sources, one map, and a deliberate difference between them.

1

Green pins are the owned record

OpenStreetMap recreation, numbered and shaded. These are in the GeoJSON download and will still be there next year.

2

Amber dots are live

Google destinations, filtered for noise. They earn their place where community mapping is thin — the edge of development.

3

The map is sized to your results

The ring fits the farthest place found rather than a fixed radius, so a dense location and a sparse one both read clearly.

Methodology and data sources

A curated base, plus a live layer

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) supply parks, gardens, playgrounds, museums, zoos and amusement parks across India — stored, numbered to match the map, and included in the GeoJSON download. Google Maps supplies the live fresh-spot list, filtered for noise and shown with attribution per provider policy. It is not stored or exported.

What the numbers do and do not mean

Distances are straight-line from your plot centre, not walking routes, so a park across a canal or a highway can read closer than it walks. Areas come from the mapped polygon where one exists. The verdict is a convenience heuristic — no Indian standard prescribes a park distance for private land, so treat it as a liveability signal rather than a compliance check.

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as recreation here?
Parks, gardens, playgrounds, museums, art galleries, zoos and amusement parks. The base layer is curated OpenStreetMap data covering all of India, which is stored, mapped and included in the download. On top of it we add the nearest destinations live from Google, which catches places community mapping has not reached yet — often the newest ones at the edge of development.
Why do some places in the table have a grey dot instead of a number?
Because they are listed but not pinned. Very small or unnamed OpenStreetMap entries are real mapped recreation and worth showing, but putting a numbered pin on every one would bury the places that matter under clutter. Those rows get a grey dot and sort after the numbered ones. Every numbered row has a matching pin on the map.
Why is the Google list not in the GeoJSON download?
The Google Maps Platform terms do not allow storing or redistributing Places results. We may show them live, with attribution, which is what the report does — but they cannot be written into an export. The download contains your plot and the OpenStreetMap recreation, which is data we hold and are free to give you. The report labels which table is which rather than leaving you to find the gap later.
Why is the map a Google map?
The same licence. Google Places points may only be drawn on a Google map, so this tool's map is a Google Static Map rather than the satellite tiles the rest of the report uses. It is sized to your results — the ring fits the farthest place found, centred on your plot.
How is the verdict decided?
Walkability first, then density. A park or similar within about 1 km reads as recreation at your doorstep; within 2 km with a few options is good; anything that needs a drive is moderate; only distant options reads as poor. It is a convenience heuristic for everyday liveability, not a planning standard — no Indian code sets a required park distance for private land.
Does more recreation nearby actually affect land value?
It affects demand, which is the same thing over time. Proximity to a usable park is one of the more consistent drivers of residential rental premiums and resale interest in Indian cities, particularly for family buyers. It matters less for agricultural or industrial land, where this tool is better read as context than as a value signal.

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