Crap Towns / Haverhill / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Haverhill got?
OS maps 11 public parks and gardens in Haverhill (April 2026): 4.1 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 23 play spaces, 8.6 per 10,000 people, 43% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 4.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 71% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 4.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 22.2 km | 61.8 |
| Burwell | 23.1 km | 33.6 |
| Halstead | 20.3 km | 20.1 |
| Great Dunmow | 24.0 km | 19.6 |
| Saffron Walden | 15.3 km | 11.0 |
| Braintree | 23.6 km | 10.5 |
| Newmarket | 18.5 km | 9.3 |
| Sawston | 19.3 km | 8.3 |
| Haverhill | – | 4.5 |
| Sudbury | 20.7 km | 3.1 |
| Red Lodge | 24.7 km | 1.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |