Crap Towns / Redbridge / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Redbridge got?
OS maps 38 public parks and gardens in Redbridge (April 2026): 1.2 per 10,000 people, 52% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 51 play spaces, 1.6 per 10,000 people, 73% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 28.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.9 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 28.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 28.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Havering | 10.3 km | 34.8 |
| Loughton | 7.3 km | 33.0 |
| Buckhurst Hill | 5.3 km | 31.7 |
| Redbridge | – | 28.7 |
| Chigwell | 3.3 km | 24.1 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 6.1 km | 21.1 |
| Waltham Forest | 6.2 km | 14.1 |
| Newham | 7.1 km | 13.0 |
| Waltham Abbey | 12.3 km | 11.9 |
| Hackney | 10.3 km | 0.2 |
| Tower Hamlets | 10.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |