Crap Towns / Sevenoaks / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Sevenoaks got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in Sevenoaks (April 2026): 3.0 per 10,000 people, 20% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 12 play spaces, 4.5 per 10,000 people, 25% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 42.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.7 times 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 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 42.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Otford and Kemsing | 4.0 km | 60.8 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 16.5 km | 43.1 |
| Sevenoaks | – | 42.0 |
| Southborough | 14.2 km | 41.2 |
| Tonbridge | 11.4 km | 37.9 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 15.2 km | 31.4 |
| Bromley | 14.0 km | 30.7 |
| Oxted | 13.5 km | 18.5 |
| Swanley | 13.4 km | 8.3 |
| Kings Hill | 15.7 km | 4.5 |
| Edenbridge | 12.2 km | 3.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |