Crap Towns / Ipswich / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Ipswich got?
OS maps 39 public parks and gardens in Ipswich (April 2026): 2.6 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 105 play spaces, 6.9 per 10,000 people, 15% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 15.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, about the same as the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 9.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 15.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Needham Market | 13.0 km | 33.2 |
| Kirby Cross | 24.3 km | 32.5 |
| Woodbridge | 11.8 km | 21.6 |
| Stowmarket | 17.7 km | 21.4 |
| Ipswich | – | 15.5 |
| Colchester | 24.7 km | 13.6 |
| Felixstowe | 16.2 km | 12.2 |
| Harwich | 16.0 km | 8.5 |
| Kesgrave | 6.2 km | 7.0 |
| Hadleigh | 12.8 km | 3.7 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 24.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |