Crap Towns / Heathfield / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Heathfield got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Heathfield (April 2026): 1.3 per 10,000 people, 48% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 4 play spaces, 5.2 per 10,000 people, 13% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 24.9% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.9% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Willingdon | 17.8 km | 47.0 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 18.5 km | 43.1 |
| Battle | 16.8 km | 40.4 |
| Crowborough | 11.5 km | 33.3 |
| Heathfield | – | 24.9 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 18.8 km | 20.1 |
| Polegate | 16.2 km | 18.3 |
| Hailsham | 11.2 km | 16.9 |
| Uckfield | 11.1 km | 11.7 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 18.5 km | 8.6 |
| Stone Cross | 17.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |