Crap Towns / Oxted / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Oxted got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Oxted (April 2026): 2.6 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 11 play spaces, 9.6 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 18.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 19% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 18.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Sevenoaks | 13.5 km | 42.0 |
| Reigate | 14.1 km | 39.7 |
| Warlingham | 8.1 km | 33.2 |
| Croydon | 13.5 km | 28.5 |
| Caterham | 7.6 km | 24.6 |
| South Merstham | 10.3 km | 24.0 |
| Horley | 13.7 km | 20.6 |
| Oxted | – | 18.5 |
| East Grinstead | 13.3 km | 13.7 |
| Redhill | 12.1 km | 5.9 |
| Edenbridge | 6.7 km | 3.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |