Crap Towns / Letchworth / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Letchworth got?
OS maps 10 public parks and gardens in Letchworth (April 2026): 2.9 per 10,000 people, 16% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 19 play spaces, 5.6 per 10,000 people, 7% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 23.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.5 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 23.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Letchworth | – | 23.7 |
| Potton | 16.6 km | 18.1 |
| Hitchin | 4.4 km | 16.1 |
| Biggleswade | 11.8 km | 11.8 |
| Arlesey | 4.9 km | 10.9 |
| Royston | 16.0 km | 10.3 |
| Buntingford | 14.2 km | 10.2 |
| Baldock | 2.7 km | 9.5 |
| Stevenage | 8.1 km | 3.1 |
| Stotfold | 4.0 km | 2.2 |
| Shefford | 9.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |