Crap Towns / Hemsby / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hemsby got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Hemsby (April 2026): 7.0 per 10,000 people, 2.8 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 8.7 per 10,000 people, 45% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 38.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.5 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 7.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 38.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Hemsby | – | 38.0 |
| Caister-on-Sea | 6.3 km | 31.1 |
| Bradwell | 13.5 km | 24.7 |
| Aylsham | 31.3 km | 21.2 |
| Norwich | 28.4 km | 20.3 |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | 14.7 km | 14.6 |
| Lowestoft | 25.4 km | 12.5 |
| Beccles | 28.9 km | 11.4 |
| North Walsham | 24.5 km | 10.1 |
| Great Yarmouth | 11.4 km | 6.3 |
| Poringland | 27.8 km | 2.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |