Crap Towns / Southwick / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Southwick got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Southwick (April 2026): 3.3 per 10,000 people, 32% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 6.5 per 10,000 people, 8% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 3.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 77% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 3.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Worthing | 11.8 km | 34.3 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 2.4 km | 30.3 |
| Brighton and Hove | 9.0 km | 25.8 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 6.5 km | 24.7 |
| Steyning | 8.7 km | 24.1 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 12.2 km | 13.8 |
| Burgess Hill | 15.4 km | 11.4 |
| Lewes | 17.3 km | 10.2 |
| Storrington | 16.3 km | 7.8 |
| Henfield | 11.1 km | 5.2 |
| Southwick | – | 3.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |