Crap Towns / Steyning / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Steyning got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Steyning (April 2026): 1.8 per 10,000 people, 28% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 4 play spaces, 7.3 per 10,000 people, 22% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 24.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.6 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 24.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Worthing | 8.2 km | 34.3 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 7.1 km | 30.3 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 6.1 km | 24.7 |
| Steyning | – | 24.1 |
| Rustington | 13.0 km | 23.1 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 12.8 km | 13.8 |
| Southwater | 16.4 km | 12.7 |
| Burgess Hill | 16.0 km | 11.4 |
| Storrington | 7.7 km | 7.8 |
| Henfield | 6.2 km | 5.2 |
| Southwick | 8.7 km | 3.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |