Crap Towns / Kensington and Chelsea / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Kensington and Chelsea got?
OS maps 84 public parks and gardens in Kensington and Chelsea (April 2026): 5.9 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 49 play spaces, 3.4 per 10,000 people, 43% lower 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 | 5.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brent | 8.3 km | 15.1 |
| Ealing | 9.9 km | 12.9 |
| Wandsworth | 5.5 km | 12.4 |
| Lambeth | 7.4 km | 5.7 |
| Camden | 5.6 km | 4.3 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 2.1 km | 3.3 |
| Southwark | 8.7 km | 1.9 |
| Westminster | 2.6 km | 1.3 |
| City of London | 7.1 km | 0.0 |
| Islington | 7.7 km | 0.0 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |