Crap Towns / Sudbury / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Sudbury got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Sudbury (April 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 32% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 36 play spaces, 15.1 per 10,000 people, 2.5 times the typical town's 6.0. 3.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 80% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 15.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 3.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe | 25.0 km | 40.2 |
| Stowmarket | 24.1 km | 21.4 |
| Great Notley | 24.4 km | 20.6 |
| Halstead | 12.6 km | 20.1 |
| Colchester | 20.0 km | 13.6 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 23.1 km | 12.2 |
| Braintree | 21.5 km | 10.5 |
| Haverhill | 20.7 km | 4.5 |
| Hadleigh | 15.4 km | 3.7 |
| Sudbury | – | 3.1 |
| Berechurch | 22.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |