Crap Towns / Havering / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Havering got?
OS maps 51 public parks and gardens in Havering (April 2026): 1.9 per 10,000 people, 24% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 87 play spaces, 3.3 per 10,000 people, 45% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 34.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.2 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 24.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 34.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Brentwood | 8.8 km | 42.7 |
| Havering | – | 34.8 |
| Redbridge | 10.3 km | 28.7 |
| Bexley | 12.6 km | 24.4 |
| Chigwell | 11.5 km | 24.1 |
| Aveley | 7.1 km | 23.4 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 6.4 km | 21.1 |
| Grays | 11.8 km | 20.0 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 10.2 km | 16.2 |
| South Ockendon | 7.6 km | 9.2 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 10.0 km | 0.9 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |