Crap Towns / Bromley / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bromley got?
OS maps 68 public parks and gardens in Bromley (April 2026): 2.1 per 10,000 people, 16% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 94 play spaces, 2.8 per 10,000 people, 53% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 30.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.0 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 | 18.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 30.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Otford and Kemsing | 11.7 km | 60.8 |
| Sevenoaks | 14.0 km | 42.0 |
| Warlingham | 10.4 km | 33.2 |
| Bromley | – | 30.7 |
| Croydon | 9.8 km | 28.5 |
| Caterham | 13.6 km | 24.6 |
| Bexley | 11.7 km | 24.4 |
| Lewisham | 9.8 km | 10.3 |
| Greenwich | 11.4 km | 9.7 |
| Swanley | 8.8 km | 8.3 |
| Southwark | 14.3 km | 1.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |