Crap Towns / Henfield / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Henfield got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Henfield (April 2026): 1.8 per 10,000 people, 28% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 14.2 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical town's 6.0. 5.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 66% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 14.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 5.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Worthing | 14.4 km | 34.3 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 10.7 km | 30.3 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 11.6 km | 24.7 |
| Steyning | 6.2 km | 24.1 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 7.8 km | 13.8 |
| Southwater | 12.6 km | 12.7 |
| Burgess Hill | 10.6 km | 11.4 |
| Haywards Heath | 14.9 km | 10.4 |
| Storrington | 10.6 km | 7.8 |
| Henfield | – | 5.2 |
| Southwick | 11.1 km | 3.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |