Crap Towns / Hillingdon / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hillingdon got?
OS maps 76 public parks and gardens in Hillingdon (April 2026): 2.5 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 148 play spaces, 4.8 per 10,000 people, 20% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 17.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 14% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 17.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 17.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrards Cross | 8.9 km | 69.2 |
| Iver Heath | 5.6 km | 52.8 |
| Moor Park | 9.5 km | 42.5 |
| Chalfont St Peter | 10.5 km | 41.5 |
| Harrow | 9.6 km | 34.9 |
| Rickmansworth | 11.0 km | 30.0 |
| Hillingdon | – | 17.6 |
| Hounslow | 9.8 km | 14.3 |
| Slough | 10.4 km | 13.8 |
| Ealing | 8.2 km | 12.9 |
| Stanwell | 10.1 km | 10.2 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |