Crap Towns / Brentwood / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Brentwood got?
OS maps 6 public parks and gardens in Brentwood (April 2026): 1.1 per 10,000 people, 56% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 19 play spaces, 3.4 per 10,000 people, 43% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 42.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.8 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 42.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Epping | 15.3 km | 57.9 |
| Wickford | 15.1 km | 45.6 |
| Ingatestone | 7.4 km | 44.0 |
| Brentwood | – | 42.7 |
| Havering | 8.8 km | 34.8 |
| Billericay | 8.6 km | 31.4 |
| Aveley | 14.1 km | 23.4 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 14.6 km | 21.1 |
| Galleywood | 14.6 km | 17.8 |
| South Ockendon | 12.5 km | 9.2 |
| Basildon | 11.3 km | 3.3 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |