Crap Towns / Saffron Walden / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Saffron Walden got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Saffron Walden (April 2026): 3.0 per 10,000 people, 20% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 6.0 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 11.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 29% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 11.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 16.3 km | 61.8 |
| Great Dunmow | 17.8 km | 19.6 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 13.7 km | 12.2 |
| Saffron Walden | – | 11.0 |
| Cambridge | 21.8 km | 10.8 |
| Royston | 18.8 km | 10.3 |
| Buntingford | 20.1 km | 10.2 |
| Sawston | 12.6 km | 8.3 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 17.7 km | 7.5 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 17.0 km | 6.4 |
| Haverhill | 15.3 km | 4.5 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |