Crap Towns / Needham Market / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Needham Market got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Needham Market (April 2026): 2.0 per 10,000 people, 20% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 9.9 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 6.0. 33.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.1 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 33.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Needham Market | – | 33.2 |
| Woodbridge | 19.0 km | 21.6 |
| Stowmarket | 4.9 km | 21.4 |
| Ipswich | 13.0 km | 15.5 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 25.3 km | 12.2 |
| Felixstowe | 28.8 km | 12.2 |
| Harwich | 29.0 km | 8.5 |
| Kesgrave | 16.5 km | 7.0 |
| Hadleigh | 13.8 km | 3.7 |
| Sudbury | 25.2 km | 3.1 |
| Diss | 24.8 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |