Crap Towns / Sunbury-on-Thames / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Sunbury-on-Thames got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Sunbury-on-Thames (April 2026): 0.9 per 10,000 people, 64% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 13 play spaces, 6.1 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 27.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.8 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 27.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Esher | 5.7 km | 49.1 |
| Ashford Common | 2.5 km | 37.2 |
| Ashford | 4.8 km | 35.3 |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 6.6 km | 30.6 |
| Weybridge | 4.8 km | 28.7 |
| West Molesey | 6.1 km | 28.3 |
| Hersham | 4.8 km | 27.7 |
| Sunbury-on-Thames | – | 27.5 |
| Walton-on-Thames | 2.7 km | 22.1 |
| Stanwell | 6.4 km | 10.2 |
| Shepperton | 3.0 km | 5.5 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |