Crap Towns / Sawbridgeworth / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Sawbridgeworth got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Sawbridgeworth (April 2026): 1.9 per 10,000 people, 24% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 8.6 per 10,000 people, 43% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 9.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 38% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 9.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Epping | 13.2 km | 57.9 |
| Ware | 12.3 km | 26.7 |
| Hertford | 16.1 km | 22.9 |
| Great Dunmow | 16.0 km | 19.6 |
| Hoddesdon | 12.3 km | 18.4 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 10.5 km | 12.2 |
| Waltham Abbey | 16.8 km | 11.9 |
| Sawbridgeworth | – | 9.6 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 6.6 km | 7.5 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 10.9 km | 6.4 |
| Harlow | 5.2 km | 4.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |