Crap Towns / Horsham / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Horsham got?
OS maps 11 public parks and gardens in Horsham (April 2026): 2.2 per 10,000 people, 12% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 44 play spaces, 8.8 per 10,000 people, 47% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 9.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 37% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 9.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Dorking | 18.0 km | 38.6 |
| Cranleigh | 14.2 km | 32.2 |
| Horley | 16.2 km | 20.6 |
| Crawley Down | 17.9 km | 20.1 |
| Crawley | 11.1 km | 13.9 |
| Southwater | 4.5 km | 12.7 |
| Haywards Heath | 17.4 km | 10.4 |
| Horsham | – | 9.8 |
| Broadbridge Heath | 3.2 km | 5.2 |
| Henfield | 15.5 km | 5.2 |
| Billingshurst | 11.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |