Crap Towns / Lancing and Sompting / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Lancing and Sompting got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Lancing and Sompting (April 2026): 1.1 per 10,000 people, 56% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 5.4 per 10,000 people, 10% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 24.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Worthing | 5.3 km | 34.3 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 4.0 km | 30.3 |
| Brighton and Hove | 15.5 km | 25.8 |
| Lancing and Sompting | – | 24.7 |
| Steyning | 6.1 km | 24.1 |
| Rustington | 10.8 km | 23.1 |
| Storrington | 11.9 km | 7.8 |
| Littlehampton | 14.7 km | 5.5 |
| Henfield | 11.6 km | 5.2 |
| Southwick | 6.5 km | 3.6 |
| Wick | 15.4 km | 1.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |