Crap Towns / Islington / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Islington got?
OS maps 87 public parks and gardens in Islington (April 2026): 4.0 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 167 play spaces, 7.7 per 10,000 people, 28% higher than the typical town's 6.0. Everyone there lives within 400 metres of a park or play space, as the crow flies.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Waltham Forest | 8.5 km | 14.1 |
| Haringey | 4.7 km | 8.0 |
| Camden | 3.3 km | 4.3 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 9.7 km | 3.3 |
| Southwark | 8.6 km | 1.9 |
| Westminster | 5.2 km | 1.3 |
| Hackney | 3.3 km | 0.2 |
| Tower Hamlets | 6.4 km | 0.1 |
| City of London | 4.0 km | 0.0 |
| Islington | – | 0.0 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 7.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |