Crap Towns / Sawston / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Sawston got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Sawston (April 2026): 4.1 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 8.3 per 10,000 people, 38% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 8.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 46% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 8.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 3.7 km | 61.8 |
| Histon and Impington | 14.8 km | 34.4 |
| Cambourne | 19.4 km | 13.4 |
| Saffron Walden | 12.6 km | 11.0 |
| Cambridge | 9.3 km | 10.8 |
| Royston | 15.4 km | 10.3 |
| Sawston | – | 8.3 |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | 19.0 km | 7.9 |
| Cottenham | 18.3 km | 5.5 |
| Haverhill | 19.3 km | 4.5 |
| Waterbeach | 16.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |