Crap Towns / Aveley / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Aveley got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Aveley (April 2026): 2.1 per 10,000 people, 16% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 8.5 per 10,000 people, 42% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 23.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.5 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 23.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Havering | 7.1 km | 34.8 |
| Bexley | 8.8 km | 24.4 |
| Aveley | – | 23.4 |
| Grays | 6.0 km | 20.0 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 8.6 km | 19.3 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 3.1 km | 16.2 |
| South Ockendon | 3.2 km | 9.2 |
| Dartford | 6.3 km | 9.0 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 3.2 km | 0.9 |
| Stone | 6.5 km | 0.0 |
| Swanscombe | 7.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |