Distance to the nearest park or public garden, km, every council ranked

The straight line from where people live to the nearest gate of a public park or garden, averaged. Playing fields, allotments and churchyards are not counted. Figures for October 2026, published for 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Joint lowest: 11 councils, 0.2. The council in the middle: Charnwood, 0.6. Highest: Shetland Islands, 10.0.

Distance to the nearest park or public garden, km, every council it is published for, lowest first
Place	Council	Figure
1 joint	City of LondonLondon	0.2
1 joint	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	0.2
1 joint	IslingtonLondon	0.2
1 joint	Tower HamletsLondon	0.2
1 joint	SouthwarkLondon	0.2
1 joint	WestminsterLondon	0.2
1 joint	HackneyLondon	0.2
1 joint	HarlowEast of England	0.2
1 joint	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	0.2
1 joint	StevenageEast of England	0.2
1 joint	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	0.2
12 joint	CamdenLondon	0.3
12 joint	LambethLondon	0.3
12 joint	LewishamLondon	0.3
12 joint	Milton KeynesSouth East	0.3
12 joint	BristolSouth West	0.3
12 joint	GreenwichLondon	0.3
12 joint	KnowsleyNorth West	0.3
12 joint	Glasgow CityScotland	0.3
12 joint	TamworthWest Midlands	0.3
12 joint	Dundee CityScotland	0.3
12 joint	HaringeyLondon	0.3
12 joint	LeicesterEast Midlands	0.3
12 joint	NewhamLondon	0.3
12 joint	Bracknell ForestSouth East	0.3
12 joint	City of EdinburghScotland	0.3
12 joint	HaltonNorth West	0.3
12 joint	South TynesideNorth East	0.3
12 joint	Barking and DagenhamLondon	0.3
12 joint	EalingLondon	0.3
12 joint	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	0.3
12 joint	SwindonSouth West	0.3
12 joint	WandsworthLondon	0.3
12 joint	WatfordEast of England	0.3
12 joint	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	0.3
12 joint	LiverpoolNorth West	0.3
12 joint	RedditchWest Midlands	0.3
12 joint	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	0.3
12 joint	St. HelensNorth West	0.3
12 joint	BarnetLondon	0.3
12 joint	CardiffWales	0.3
12 joint	GatesheadNorth East	0.3
12 joint	HastingsSouth East	0.3
12 joint	ManchesterNorth West	0.3
12 joint	PortsmouthSouth East	0.3
12 joint	Waltham ForestLondon	0.3
47 joint	BrentLondon	0.4
47 joint	MertonLondon	0.4
47 joint	BexleyLondon	0.4
47 joint	HounslowLondon	0.4
47 joint	PlymouthSouth West	0.4
47 joint	SalfordNorth West	0.4
47 joint	GloucesterSouth West	0.4
47 joint	HyndburnNorth West	0.4
47 joint	NottinghamEast Midlands	0.4
47 joint	RedbridgeLondon	0.4
47 joint	SouthamptonSouth East	0.4
47 joint	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	0.4
47 joint	CoventryWest Midlands	0.4
47 joint	MiddlesbroughNorth East	0.4
47 joint	SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
47 joint	SloughSouth East	0.4
47 joint	St AlbansEast of England	0.4
47 joint	SuttonLondon	0.4
47 joint	Aberdeen CityScotland	0.4
47 joint	BirminghamWest Midlands	0.4
47 joint	FalkirkScotland	0.4
47 joint	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	0.4
47 joint	SandwellWest Midlands	0.4
47 joint	TamesideNorth West	0.4
47 joint	West LothianScotland	0.4
47 joint	Epsom and EwellSouth East	0.4
47 joint	GosportSouth East	0.4
47 joint	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
47 joint	LutonEast of England	0.4
47 joint	NorwichEast of England	0.4
47 joint	RushmoorSouth East	0.4
47 joint	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	0.4
47 joint	TorbaySouth West	0.4
47 joint	BoltonNorth West	0.4
47 joint	EastbourneSouth East	0.4
47 joint	EnfieldLondon	0.4
47 joint	HertsmereEast of England	0.4
47 joint	SunderlandNorth East	0.4
47 joint	WirralNorth West	0.4
47 joint	WokinghamSouth East	0.4
47 joint	BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
47 joint	BurnleyNorth West	0.4
47 joint	BuryNorth West	0.4
47 joint	CrawleySouth East	0.4
47 joint	East DunbartonshireScotland	0.4
47 joint	North TynesideNorth East	0.4
47 joint	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	0.4
47 joint	ThanetSouth East	0.4
47 joint	WarringtonNorth West	0.4
47 joint	BasildonEast of England	0.4
47 joint	BlackpoolNorth West	0.4
47 joint	CambridgeEast of England	0.4
47 joint	HillingdonLondon	0.4
47 joint	LincolnEast Midlands	0.4
47 joint	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	0.4
47 joint	OxfordSouth East	0.4
47 joint	PrestonNorth West	0.4
47 joint	DerbyEast Midlands	0.4
47 joint	HartlepoolNorth East	0.4
47 joint	RochdaleNorth West	0.4
47 joint	StockportNorth West	0.4
108 joint	CheltenhamSouth West	0.5
108 joint	CroydonLondon	0.5
108 joint	EastleighSouth East	0.5
108 joint	IpswichEast of England	0.5
108 joint	PeterboroughEast of England	0.5
108 joint	ReadingSouth East	0.5
108 joint	TraffordNorth West	0.5
108 joint	WiganNorth West	0.5
108 joint	DudleyWest Midlands	0.5
108 joint	NewportWales	0.5
108 joint	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	0.5
108 joint	PendleNorth West	0.5
108 joint	RossendaleNorth West	0.5
108 joint	South GloucestershireSouth West	0.5
108 joint	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	0.5
108 joint	WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
108 joint	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	0.5
108 joint	WorcesterWest Midlands	0.5
108 joint	BromleyLondon	0.5
108 joint	BroxbourneEast of England	0.5
108 joint	ClackmannanshireScotland	0.5
108 joint	HaveringLondon	0.5
108 joint	West DunbartonshireScotland	0.5
108 joint	ChorleyNorth West	0.5
108 joint	DacorumEast of England	0.5
108 joint	ExeterSouth West	0.5
108 joint	SeftonNorth West	0.5
108 joint	SwanseaWales	0.5
108 joint	AdurSouth East	0.5
108 joint	AshfieldEast Midlands	0.5
108 joint	GraveshamSouth East	0.5
108 joint	MansfieldEast Midlands	0.5
108 joint	South RibbleNorth West	0.5
108 joint	WalsallWest Midlands	0.5
108 joint	WorthingSouth East	0.5
108 joint	BradfordYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
108 joint	FarehamSouth East	0.5
108 joint	HarrowLondon	0.5
108 joint	Merthyr TydfilWales	0.5
108 joint	Brighton and HoveSouth East	0.5
108 joint	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	0.5
108 joint	North LanarkshireScotland	0.5
108 joint	RunnymedeSouth East	0.5
108 joint	Surrey HeathSouth East	0.5
108 joint	TorfaenWales	0.5
108 joint	ErewashEast Midlands	0.5
108 joint	LeedsYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
108 joint	MedwaySouth East	0.5
108 joint	OldhamNorth West	0.5
108 joint	SpelthorneSouth East	0.5
108 joint	DarlingtonNorth East	0.5
108 joint	RenfrewshireScotland	0.5
108 joint	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	0.5
108 joint	BedfordEast of England	0.5
108 joint	CaerphillyWales	0.5
108 joint	DartfordSouth East	0.5
108 joint	HartSouth East	0.5
108 joint	HavantSouth East	0.5
108 joint	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	0.5
108 joint	ThurrockEast of England	0.5
168 joint	Blaenau GwentWales	0.6
168 joint	KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber	0.6
168 joint	MidlothianScotland	0.6
168 joint	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	0.6
168 joint	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	0.6
168 joint	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	0.6
168 joint	BlabyEast Midlands	0.6
168 joint	CharnwoodEast Midlands	0.6
168 joint	Three RiversEast of England	0.6
168 joint	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	0.6
168 joint	BroxtoweEast Midlands	0.6
168 joint	ElmbridgeSouth East	0.6
168 joint	InverclydeScotland	0.6
168 joint	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	0.6
168 joint	Castle PointEast of England	0.6
168 joint	GuildfordSouth East	0.6
168 joint	Mid SussexSouth East	0.6
168 joint	ChelmsfordEast of England	0.6
168 joint	East RenfrewshireScotland	0.6
168 joint	WokingSouth East	0.6
168 joint	FyldeNorth West	0.6
168 joint	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.6
168 joint	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	0.6
168 joint	RugbyWest Midlands	0.6
168 joint	BolsoverEast Midlands	0.6
168 joint	WarwickWest Midlands	0.6
194 joint	ArunSouth East	0.7
194 joint	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	0.7
194 joint	TendringEast of England	0.7
194 joint	Vale of GlamorganWales	0.7
194 joint	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	0.7
194 joint	HuntingdonshireEast of England	0.7
194 joint	North SomersetSouth West	0.7
194 joint	YorkYorkshire and the Humber	0.7
194 joint	FifeScotland	0.7
194 joint	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	0.7
194 joint	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	0.7
194 joint	DoverSouth East	0.7
194 joint	LancasterNorth West	0.7
194 joint	LichfieldWest Midlands	0.7
194 joint	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	0.7
194 joint	CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber	0.7
194 joint	East LothianScotland	0.7
194 joint	SolihullWest Midlands	0.7
194 joint	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	0.7
194 joint	SwaleSouth East	0.7
194 joint	RochfordEast of England	0.7
194 joint	ColchesterEast of England	0.7
194 joint	Great YarmouthEast of England	0.7
194 joint	Mole ValleySouth East	0.7
194 joint	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	0.7
194 joint	South LanarkshireScotland	0.7
194 joint	BuckinghamshireSouth East	0.7
194 joint	CanterburySouth East	0.7
194 joint	Epping ForestEast of England	0.7
223 joint	North HertfordshireEast of England	0.8
223 joint	Central BedfordshireEast of England	0.8
223 joint	Cheshire EastNorth West	0.8
223 joint	GedlingEast Midlands	0.8
223 joint	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	0.8
223 joint	Vale of White HorseSouth East	0.8
223 joint	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	0.8
223 joint	RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber	0.8
223 joint	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	0.8
223 joint	West LancashireNorth West	0.8
223 joint	WyreNorth West	0.8
223 joint	BraintreeEast of England	0.8
223 joint	DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber	0.8
223 joint	Isle of WightSouth East	0.8
223 joint	TewkesburySouth West	0.8
223 joint	New ForestSouth East	0.8
223 joint	County DurhamNorth East	0.8
223 joint	North AyrshireScotland	0.8
241 joint	BridgendWales	0.9
241 joint	Test ValleySouth East	0.9
241 joint	East SuffolkEast of England	0.9
241 joint	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	0.9
241 joint	WrexhamWales	0.9
241 joint	BromsgroveWest Midlands	0.9
241 joint	MaidstoneSouth East	0.9
241 joint	RushcliffeEast Midlands	0.9
241 joint	WaverleySouth East	0.9
241 joint	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	0.9
241 joint	TandridgeSouth East	0.9
241 joint	BostonEast Midlands	0.9
241 joint	HorshamSouth East	0.9
241 joint	LewesSouth East	0.9
241 joint	StroudSouth West	0.9
241 joint	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	0.9
257 joint	BrentwoodEast of England	1.0
257 joint	FenlandEast of England	1.0
257 joint	West SuffolkEast of England	1.0
257 joint	AshfordSouth East	1.0
257 joint	WychavonWest Midlands	1.0
257 joint	BaberghEast of England	1.0
257 joint	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	1.0
257 joint	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	1.0
257 joint	Neath Port TalbotWales	1.0
266 joint	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	1.1
266 joint	East HampshireSouth East	1.1
266 joint	South OxfordshireSouth East	1.1
266 joint	BassetlawEast Midlands	1.1
266 joint	CherwellSouth East	1.1
266 joint	East AyrshireScotland	1.1
266 joint	South CambridgeshireEast of England	1.1
266 joint	FlintshireWales	1.1
266 joint	South AyrshireScotland	1.1
266 joint	North DevonSouth West	1.1
276 joint	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	1.2
276 joint	NorthumberlandNorth East	1.2
276 joint	TeignbridgeSouth West	1.2
276 joint	CumberlandNorth West	1.2
276 joint	High PeakEast Midlands	1.2
276 joint	North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	1.2
276 joint	DenbighshireWales	1.2
276 joint	StirlingScotland	1.2
276 joint	SevenoaksSouth East	1.2
276 joint	WiltshireSouth West	1.2
276 joint	HarboroughEast Midlands	1.2
276 joint	AngusScotland	1.2
276 joint	BroadlandEast of England	1.2
276 joint	East HertfordshireEast of England	1.2
276 joint	West BerkshireSouth East	1.2
291 joint	West OxfordshireSouth East	1.3
291 joint	MorayScotland	1.3
291 joint	East CambridgeshireEast of England	1.3
291 joint	WinchesterSouth East	1.3
291 joint	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	1.3
291 joint	DorsetSouth West	1.3
291 joint	South KestevenEast Midlands	1.3
291 joint	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	1.3
299 joint	MeltonEast Midlands	1.4
299 joint	RotherSouth East	1.4
299 joint	CornwallSouth West	1.4
299 joint	North KestevenEast Midlands	1.4
299 joint	South HollandEast Midlands	1.4
299 joint	StaffordWest Midlands	1.4
299 joint	ConwyWales	1.4
299 joint	SomersetSouth West	1.4
307 joint	North NorfolkEast of England	1.5
307 joint	South NorfolkEast of England	1.5
307 joint	UttlesfordEast of England	1.5
307 joint	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	1.5
307 joint	East DevonSouth West	1.5
307 joint	Ribble ValleyNorth West	1.5
307 joint	RutlandEast Midlands	1.5
314 joint	BrecklandEast of England	1.6
314 joint	North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	1.6
314 joint	WealdenSouth East	1.6
314 joint	CotswoldSouth West	1.6
314 joint	Perth and KinrossScotland	1.6
314 joint	ChichesterSouth East	1.6
314 joint	Isles of ScillySouth West	1.6
314 joint	PembrokeshireWales	1.6
322 joint	HerefordshireWest Midlands	1.7
322 joint	MonmouthshireWales	1.7
322 joint	MaldonEast of England	1.7
322 joint	West LindseyEast Midlands	1.7
322 joint	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	1.7
327 joint	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	1.8
327 joint	Mid DevonSouth West	1.8
327 joint	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	1.8
327 joint	ShropshireWest Midlands	1.8
331 joint	South HamsSouth West	1.9
331 joint	CarmarthenshireWales	1.9
331 joint	Mid SuffolkEast of England	1.9
331 joint	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	1.9
335	Isle of AngleseyWales	2.0
336 joint	Forest of DeanSouth West	2.1
336 joint	AberdeenshireScotland	2.1
338	Scottish BordersScotland	2.2
339	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	2.3
340	GwyneddWales	2.4
341	East LindseyEast Midlands	2.8
342 joint	TorridgeSouth West	3.0
342 joint	West DevonSouth West	3.0
342 joint	HighlandScotland	3.0
342 joint	CeredigionWales	3.0
346	Orkney IslandsScotland	3.1
347	PowysWales	3.6
348	Argyll and ButeScotland	4.1
349	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland	5.7
350	Shetland IslandsScotland	10.0

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Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's parks are not in Ordnance Survey's open greenspace data.

Ordnance Survey, OS Open Greenspace, access points to public parks and gardens, read at every census area · October 2026 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured

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