Crap Towns / Great Dunmow / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Great Dunmow got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Great Dunmow (April 2026): 4.8 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 9.6 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 19.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 26% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 7.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 19.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Great Notley | 11.9 km | 20.6 |
| Great Dunmow | – | 19.6 |
| Chelmsford | 17.4 km | 13.8 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 11.1 km | 12.2 |
| Saffron Walden | 17.8 km | 11.0 |
| Braintree | 13.8 km | 10.5 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 16.0 km | 9.6 |
| Witham | 20.8 km | 7.8 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 13.3 km | 7.5 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 5.6 km | 6.4 |
| Harlow | 20.3 km | 4.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |