Crap Towns / Bexley / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bexley got?
OS maps 51 public parks and gardens in Bexley (April 2026): 2.1 per 10,000 people, 16% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 68 play spaces, 2.8 per 10,000 people, 53% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 24.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.6 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 | 2.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 18.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Bexley | – | 24.4 |
| Aveley | 8.8 km | 23.4 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 9.3 km | 21.1 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 8.0 km | 16.2 |
| Newham | 10.3 km | 13.0 |
| Greenwich | 6.2 km | 9.7 |
| Dartford | 6.7 km | 9.0 |
| Swanley | 7.2 km | 8.3 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 10.1 km | 0.9 |
| Stone | 8.8 km | 0.0 |
| Swanscombe | 11.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |