Crap Towns / East Grinstead / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has East Grinstead got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in East Grinstead (April 2026): 3.0 per 10,000 people, 20% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 21 play spaces, 8.0 per 10,000 people, 33% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 13.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 12% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 16.1 km | 43.1 |
| Crowborough | 14.9 km | 33.3 |
| South Merstham | 17.4 km | 24.0 |
| Horley | 11.6 km | 20.6 |
| Crawley Down | 4.6 km | 20.1 |
| Oxted | 13.3 km | 18.5 |
| Crawley | 11.8 km | 13.9 |
| East Grinstead | – | 13.7 |
| Haywards Heath | 15.2 km | 10.4 |
| Redhill | 16.0 km | 5.9 |
| Edenbridge | 9.7 km | 3.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |