Crap Towns / St Albans / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has St Albans got?
OS maps 30 public parks and gardens in St Albans (April 2026): 4.0 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 42 play spaces, 5.6 per 10,000 people, 7% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 8.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 45% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 7.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 8.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Radlett | 7.8 km | 53.1 |
| Chiswell Green | 4.4 km | 40.8 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 10.3 km | 22.4 |
| Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 9.6 km | 20.5 |
| Harpenden | 7.1 km | 19.4 |
| Hatfield | 6.2 km | 14.7 |
| Hemel Hempstead | 9.9 km | 10.8 |
| St Albans | – | 8.5 |
| Redbourn | 7.5 km | 8.4 |
| Borehamwood | 10.9 km | 8.2 |
| London Colney | 4.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |