Crap Towns / Wick / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Wick got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Wick (April 2026): 3.0 per 10,000 people, 20% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 16 play spaces, 12.1 per 10,000 people, 2.0 times the typical town's 6.0. 1.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 89% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 12.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 1.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Worthing | 10.1 km | 34.3 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 15.4 km | 24.7 |
| Steyning | 16.8 km | 24.1 |
| Rustington | 4.6 km | 23.1 |
| Bognor Regis | 10.5 km | 21.3 |
| Yapton | 4.1 km | 19.7 |
| Barnham | 7.5 km | 10.5 |
| Chichester | 16.4 km | 9.8 |
| Storrington | 13.6 km | 7.8 |
| Littlehampton | 1.5 km | 5.5 |
| Wick | – | 1.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |