Crap Towns / Newham / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Newham got?
OS maps 58 public parks and gardens in Newham (April 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 32% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 150 play spaces, 4.3 per 10,000 people, 28% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 13.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 16% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Redbridge | 7.1 km | 28.7 |
| Chigwell | 10.2 km | 24.1 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 6.9 km | 21.1 |
| Waltham Forest | 8.2 km | 14.1 |
| Newham | – | 13.0 |
| Lewisham | 9.6 km | 10.3 |
| Greenwich | 6.0 km | 9.7 |
| Southwark | 9.7 km | 1.9 |
| Hackney | 7.5 km | 0.2 |
| Tower Hamlets | 5.2 km | 0.1 |
| City of London | 9.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |