Crap Towns / Little Chalfont / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Little Chalfont got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Little Chalfont (April 2026): 6.1 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 2 play spaces, 3.1 per 10,000 people, 48% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 27.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.8 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 6.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 27.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Amersham | 3.3 km | 69.5 |
| Gerrards Cross | 9.2 km | 69.2 |
| Chorleywood | 4.0 km | 61.4 |
| Beaconsfield | 8.7 km | 50.8 |
| Chalfont St Peter | 6.6 km | 41.5 |
| Rickmansworth | 7.2 km | 30.0 |
| Hazlemere | 9.9 km | 28.8 |
| Chesham | 6.7 km | 28.6 |
| Little Chalfont | – | 27.3 |
| Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 9.9 km | 20.5 |
| Bovingdon | 6.8 km | 11.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |