Crap Towns / Brent / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Brent got?
OS maps 55 public parks and gardens in Brent (April 2026): 1.6 per 10,000 people, 36% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 102 play spaces, 3.0 per 10,000 people, 50% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 15.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, about the same as the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 8.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 15.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Harrow | 6.7 km | 34.9 |
| Barnet | 7.5 km | 19.6 |
| Brent | – | 15.1 |
| Ealing | 5.9 km | 12.9 |
| Borehamwood | 11.3 km | 8.2 |
| Haringey | 11.7 km | 8.0 |
| Camden | 7.8 km | 4.3 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 7.8 km | 3.3 |
| Westminster | 9.0 km | 1.3 |
| Islington | 11.0 km | 0.0 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 8.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |