Crap Towns / Buntingford / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Buntingford got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Buntingford (April 2026): 2.5 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 12.7 per 10,000 people, 2.1 times the typical town's 6.0. 10.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 34% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 12.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 10.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Ware | 15.2 km | 26.7 |
| Letchworth | 14.2 km | 23.7 |
| Hertford | 17.5 km | 22.9 |
| Hitchin | 17.0 km | 16.1 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 16.3 km | 12.2 |
| Royston | 11.3 km | 10.3 |
| Buntingford | – | 10.2 |
| Baldock | 12.0 km | 9.5 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 15.6 km | 7.5 |
| Stevenage | 12.3 km | 3.1 |
| Stotfold | 16.3 km | 2.2 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |