Crap Towns / Hemel Hempstead / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hemel Hempstead got?
OS maps 30 public parks and gardens in Hemel Hempstead (April 2026): 3.1 per 10,000 people, 24% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 44 play spaces, 4.6 per 10,000 people, 23% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 10.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 30% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 7.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 10.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Chorleywood | 11.6 km | 61.4 |
| Chiswell Green | 8.2 km | 40.8 |
| Berkhamsted | 7.6 km | 33.2 |
| Chesham | 10.9 km | 28.6 |
| Little Chalfont | 11.8 km | 27.3 |
| Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 5.2 km | 20.5 |
| Harpenden | 10.7 km | 19.4 |
| Bovingdon | 5.8 km | 11.7 |
| Hemel Hempstead | – | 10.8 |
| St Albans | 9.9 km | 8.5 |
| Redbourn | 7.0 km | 8.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |