Crap Towns / Stansted Mountfitchet / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Stansted Mountfitchet got?
OS maps 7 public parks and gardens in Stansted Mountfitchet (April 2026): 8.1 per 10,000 people, 3.2 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 12 play spaces, 13.9 per 10,000 people, 2.3 times the typical town's 6.0. 12.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 21% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 8.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 13.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 12.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Ware | 18.6 km | 26.7 |
| Hertford | 22.7 km | 22.9 |
| Great Dunmow | 11.1 km | 19.6 |
| Hoddesdon | 21.4 km | 18.4 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | – | 12.2 |
| Saffron Walden | 13.7 km | 11.0 |
| Buntingford | 16.3 km | 10.2 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 10.5 km | 9.6 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 4.3 km | 7.5 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 6.3 km | 6.4 |
| Harlow | 15.7 km | 4.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |