Crap Towns / Greenwich / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Greenwich got?
OS maps 69 public parks and gardens in Greenwich (April 2026): 2.4 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 117 play spaces, 4.0 per 10,000 people, 33% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 9.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 37% lower than 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 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 18.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 9.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Bromley | 11.4 km | 30.7 |
| Bexley | 6.2 km | 24.4 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 9.4 km | 21.1 |
| Newham | 6.0 km | 13.0 |
| Lewisham | 6.0 km | 10.3 |
| Greenwich | – | 9.7 |
| Swanley | 11.6 km | 8.3 |
| Southwark | 9.0 km | 1.9 |
| Hackney | 12.0 km | 0.2 |
| Tower Hamlets | 7.8 km | 0.1 |
| City of London | 11.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |