Crap Towns / Sheringham / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Sheringham got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Sheringham (April 2026): 4.2 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 7.1 per 10,000 people, 18% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 13.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 13% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Taverham and Drayton | 28.2 km | 27.2 |
| Fakenham | 26.8 km | 26.6 |
| Aylsham | 16.2 km | 21.2 |
| Norwich | 33.1 km | 20.3 |
| Sheringham | – | 13.5 |
| North Walsham | 17.5 km | 10.1 |
| Cromer | 6.1 km | 7.4 |
| Dereham | 34.1 km | 5.4 |
| Wymondham | 41.1 km | 4.4 |
| Hethersett | 37.2 km | 4.0 |
| Poringland | 41.2 km | 2.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |