Crap Towns / Worthing / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Worthing got?
OS maps 18 public parks and gardens in Worthing (April 2026): 1.6 per 10,000 people, 36% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 37 play spaces, 3.3 per 10,000 people, 45% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 34.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.2 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 34.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Worthing | – | 34.3 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 9.3 km | 30.3 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 5.3 km | 24.7 |
| Steyning | 8.2 km | 24.1 |
| Rustington | 5.6 km | 23.1 |
| Yapton | 14.2 km | 19.7 |
| Storrington | 10.2 km | 7.8 |
| Littlehampton | 9.5 km | 5.5 |
| Henfield | 14.4 km | 5.2 |
| Southwick | 11.8 km | 3.6 |
| Wick | 10.1 km | 1.7 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |