Crap Towns / Hadleigh / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hadleigh got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Hadleigh (April 2026): 2.3 per 10,000 people, 8% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 9.3 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 3.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 76% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 3.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe | 20.4 km | 40.2 |
| Needham Market | 13.8 km | 33.2 |
| Woodbridge | 24.4 km | 21.6 |
| Stowmarket | 15.7 km | 21.4 |
| Ipswich | 12.8 km | 15.5 |
| Colchester | 17.6 km | 13.6 |
| Harwich | 24.3 km | 8.5 |
| Kesgrave | 19.0 km | 7.0 |
| Hadleigh | – | 3.7 |
| Sudbury | 15.4 km | 3.1 |
| Berechurch | 20.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |