Crap Towns / Bishop's Stortford / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bishop's Stortford got?
OS maps 7 public parks and gardens in Bishop's Stortford (April 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 32% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 30 play spaces, 7.3 per 10,000 people, 22% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 7.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 52% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 7.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Ware | 14.7 km | 26.7 |
| Hertford | 18.8 km | 22.9 |
| Great Dunmow | 13.3 km | 19.6 |
| Hoddesdon | 17.1 km | 18.4 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 4.3 km | 12.2 |
| Saffron Walden | 17.7 km | 11.0 |
| Buntingford | 15.6 km | 10.2 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 6.6 km | 9.6 |
| Bishop's Stortford | – | 7.5 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 7.8 km | 6.4 |
| Harlow | 11.7 km | 4.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |