Crap Towns / Chigwell / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Chigwell got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Chigwell (April 2026): 2.4 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 3 play spaces, 2.4 per 10,000 people, 60% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 24.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 2.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Epping | 9.0 km | 57.9 |
| Havering | 11.5 km | 34.8 |
| Loughton | 4.0 km | 33.0 |
| Buckhurst Hill | 2.9 km | 31.7 |
| Redbridge | 3.3 km | 28.7 |
| Chigwell | – | 24.1 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 8.8 km | 21.1 |
| Waltham Forest | 6.7 km | 14.1 |
| Newham | 10.2 km | 13.0 |
| Waltham Abbey | 9.4 km | 11.9 |
| Waltham Cross | 10.9 km | 4.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |