Crap Towns / Shepperton / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Shepperton got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Shepperton (April 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 32% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 8.5 per 10,000 people, 42% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 5.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 65% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 5.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Ashford Common | 3.3 km | 37.2 |
| Ashford | 5.1 km | 35.3 |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 5.4 km | 30.6 |
| Weybridge | 2.0 km | 28.7 |
| Byfleet | 4.9 km | 28.6 |
| Hersham | 4.0 km | 27.7 |
| Sunbury-on-Thames | 3.0 km | 27.5 |
| Chertsey | 5.0 km | 22.1 |
| Walton-on-Thames | 2.7 km | 22.1 |
| Addlestone | 3.8 km | 19.6 |
| Shepperton | – | 5.5 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |