Crap Towns / Rickmansworth / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Rickmansworth got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Rickmansworth (April 2026): 1.5 per 10,000 people, 40% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 14 play spaces, 5.3 per 10,000 people, 12% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 30.0% 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 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 30.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrards Cross | 9.0 km | 69.2 |
| Chorleywood | 3.3 km | 61.4 |
| Moor Park | 2.8 km | 42.5 |
| Chalfont St Peter | 7.5 km | 41.5 |
| Harrow | 9.8 km | 34.9 |
| Rickmansworth | – | 30.0 |
| Little Chalfont | 7.2 km | 27.3 |
| Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 7.8 km | 20.5 |
| Bushey | 7.5 km | 19.0 |
| Bovingdon | 10.4 km | 11.7 |
| Watford | 4.2 km | 8.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |