Crap Towns / Shoreham-by-Sea / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Shoreham-by-Sea got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Shoreham-by-Sea (April 2026): 1.3 per 10,000 people, 48% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 12 play spaces, 5.1 per 10,000 people, 15% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 30.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.0 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 30.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Worthing | 9.3 km | 34.3 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | – | 30.3 |
| Brighton and Hove | 11.4 km | 25.8 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 4.0 km | 24.7 |
| Steyning | 7.1 km | 24.1 |
| Rustington | 14.9 km | 23.1 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 13.4 km | 13.8 |
| Burgess Hill | 16.7 km | 11.4 |
| Storrington | 14.4 km | 7.8 |
| Henfield | 10.7 km | 5.2 |
| Southwick | 2.4 km | 3.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |