Distance to the nearest playground, km, every council ranked

The straight line from where people live to the nearest playground Ordnance Survey maps, averaged. 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: 8 councils, 0.2. The council in the middle: Wigan, 0.4. Highest: Na h-Eileanan Siar, 3.2.

Distance to the nearest playground, km, every council it is published for, lowest first
Place	Council	Figure
1 joint	IslingtonLondon	0.2
1 joint	Tower HamletsLondon	0.2
1 joint	HackneyLondon	0.2
1 joint	SouthwarkLondon	0.2
1 joint	CamdenLondon	0.2
1 joint	LambethLondon	0.2
1 joint	Milton KeynesSouth East	0.2
1 joint	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	0.2
9 joint	CambridgeEast of England	0.3
9 joint	StevenageEast of England	0.3
9 joint	NewhamLondon	0.3
9 joint	RushmoorSouth East	0.3
9 joint	BurnleyNorth West	0.3
9 joint	HarlowEast of England	0.3
9 joint	NorwichEast of England	0.3
9 joint	PeterboroughEast of England	0.3
9 joint	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	0.3
9 joint	BridgendWales	0.3
9 joint	ExeterSouth West	0.3
9 joint	FlintshireWales	0.3
9 joint	Merthyr TydfilWales	0.3
9 joint	OxfordSouth East	0.3
9 joint	PlymouthSouth West	0.3
9 joint	SwindonSouth West	0.3
9 joint	WestminsterLondon	0.3
9 joint	BolsoverEast Midlands	0.3
9 joint	Bracknell ForestSouth East	0.3
9 joint	CrawleySouth East	0.3
9 joint	LewishamLondon	0.3
9 joint	SloughSouth East	0.3
9 joint	DartfordSouth East	0.3
9 joint	Glasgow CityScotland	0.3
9 joint	HaringeyLondon	0.3
9 joint	HounslowLondon	0.3
9 joint	IpswichEast of England	0.3
9 joint	KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber	0.3
9 joint	LeicesterEast Midlands	0.3
9 joint	PortsmouthSouth East	0.3
9 joint	WandsworthLondon	0.3
9 joint	WatfordEast of England	0.3
9 joint	BasildonEast of England	0.3
9 joint	CherwellSouth East	0.3
9 joint	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	0.3
9 joint	EastleighSouth East	0.3
9 joint	SouthamptonSouth East	0.3
9 joint	Vale of GlamorganWales	0.3
9 joint	West LothianScotland	0.3
9 joint	WokinghamSouth East	0.3
9 joint	AdurSouth East	0.3
9 joint	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	0.3
9 joint	BedfordEast of England	0.3
9 joint	BlabyEast Midlands	0.3
9 joint	Blaenau GwentWales	0.3
9 joint	CharnwoodEast Midlands	0.3
9 joint	Dundee CityScotland	0.3
9 joint	ErewashEast Midlands	0.3
9 joint	GosportSouth East	0.3
9 joint	Great YarmouthEast of England	0.3
9 joint	GreenwichLondon	0.3
9 joint	HastingsSouth East	0.3
9 joint	HillingdonLondon	0.3
9 joint	Mid SussexSouth East	0.3
9 joint	North LanarkshireScotland	0.3
9 joint	NottinghamEast Midlands	0.3
9 joint	ReadingSouth East	0.3
9 joint	ThurrockEast of England	0.3
9 joint	BrentLondon	0.3
9 joint	BroxbourneEast of England	0.3
9 joint	Central BedfordshireEast of England	0.3
9 joint	CheltenhamSouth West	0.3
9 joint	GloucesterSouth West	0.3
9 joint	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	0.3
9 joint	RedditchWest Midlands	0.3
9 joint	RenfrewshireScotland	0.3
9 joint	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	0.3
9 joint	TorfaenWales	0.3
9 joint	Waltham ForestLondon	0.3
9 joint	WarringtonNorth West	0.3
9 joint	Aberdeen CityScotland	0.3
9 joint	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	0.3
9 joint	BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber	0.3
9 joint	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	0.3
9 joint	CaerphillyWales	0.3
9 joint	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	0.3
9 joint	ChelmsfordEast of England	0.3
9 joint	ClackmannanshireScotland	0.3
9 joint	EalingLondon	0.3
9 joint	FalkirkScotland	0.3
9 joint	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	0.3
9 joint	MedwaySouth East	0.3
9 joint	Neath Port TalbotWales	0.3
9 joint	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	0.3
9 joint	West DunbartonshireScotland	0.3
9 joint	YorkYorkshire and the Humber	0.3
95 joint	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	0.4
95 joint	ChorleyNorth West	0.4
95 joint	City of EdinburghScotland	0.4
95 joint	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	PendleNorth West	0.4
95 joint	ArunSouth East	0.4
95 joint	CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
95 joint	City of LondonLondon	0.4
95 joint	ColchesterEast of England	0.4
95 joint	ConwyWales	0.4
95 joint	East DunbartonshireScotland	0.4
95 joint	GraveshamSouth East	0.4
95 joint	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
95 joint	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	0.4
95 joint	RugbyWest Midlands	0.4
95 joint	South GloucestershireSouth West	0.4
95 joint	BristolSouth West	0.4
95 joint	BroxtoweEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	GatesheadNorth East	0.4
95 joint	HavantSouth East	0.4
95 joint	InverclydeScotland	0.4
95 joint	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	0.4
95 joint	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	PrestonNorth West	0.4
95 joint	St AlbansEast of England	0.4
95 joint	StockportNorth West	0.4
95 joint	WorcesterWest Midlands	0.4
95 joint	AshfieldEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	Barking and DagenhamLondon	0.4
95 joint	CardiffWales	0.4
95 joint	DerbyEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	0.4
95 joint	FifeScotland	0.4
95 joint	GedlingEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	HaltonNorth West	0.4
95 joint	High PeakEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	HuntingdonshireEast of England	0.4
95 joint	MertonLondon	0.4
95 joint	NewportWales	0.4
95 joint	North HertfordshireEast of England	0.4
95 joint	Vale of White HorseSouth East	0.4
95 joint	DacorumEast of England	0.4
95 joint	EnfieldLondon	0.4
95 joint	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	0.4
95 joint	FyldeNorth West	0.4
95 joint	LancasterNorth West	0.4
95 joint	LutonEast of England	0.4
95 joint	MaidstoneSouth East	0.4
95 joint	MansfieldEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	MidlothianScotland	0.4
95 joint	North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
95 joint	RunnymedeSouth East	0.4
95 joint	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	TorbaySouth West	0.4
95 joint	TraffordNorth West	0.4
95 joint	West LancashireNorth West	0.4
95 joint	HertsmereEast of England	0.4
95 joint	HyndburnNorth West	0.4
95 joint	LewesSouth East	0.4
95 joint	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	SpelthorneSouth East	0.4
95 joint	Surrey HeathSouth East	0.4
95 joint	SuttonLondon	0.4
95 joint	SwaleSouth East	0.4
95 joint	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	0.4
95 joint	WokingSouth East	0.4
95 joint	BlackpoolNorth West	0.4
95 joint	BoltonNorth West	0.4
95 joint	BradfordYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
95 joint	DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
95 joint	FarehamSouth East	0.4
95 joint	LincolnEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	OldhamNorth West	0.4
95 joint	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	0.4
95 joint	RochdaleNorth West	0.4
95 joint	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	0.4
95 joint	SwanseaWales	0.4
95 joint	Test ValleySouth East	0.4
95 joint	WarwickWest Midlands	0.4
95 joint	WiganNorth West	0.4
95 joint	WorthingSouth East	0.4
95 joint	BuryNorth West	0.4
95 joint	FenlandEast of England	0.4
95 joint	HorshamSouth East	0.4
95 joint	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	0.4
95 joint	RossendaleNorth West	0.4
95 joint	St. HelensNorth West	0.4
95 joint	TamworthWest Midlands	0.4
95 joint	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	0.4
95 joint	WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber	0.4
95 joint	WaverleySouth East	0.4
95 joint	WinchesterSouth East	0.4
95 joint	WrexhamWales	0.4
95 joint	BarnetLondon	0.4
95 joint	BexleyLondon	0.4
95 joint	BraintreeEast of England	0.4
95 joint	East CambridgeshireEast of England	0.4
95 joint	HarrowLondon	0.4
95 joint	HartSouth East	0.4
95 joint	North SomersetSouth West	0.4
95 joint	SalfordNorth West	0.4
95 joint	South CambridgeshireEast of England	0.4
95 joint	South RibbleNorth West	0.4
95 joint	ThanetSouth East	0.4
95 joint	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	0.4
95 joint	Brighton and HoveSouth East	0.4
95 joint	CanterburySouth East	0.4
95 joint	County DurhamNorth East	0.4
95 joint	CroydonLondon	0.4
95 joint	DoverSouth East	0.4
95 joint	East HertfordshireEast of England	0.4
95 joint	EastbourneSouth East	0.4
95 joint	HaveringLondon	0.4
95 joint	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	0.4
95 joint	South OxfordshireSouth East	0.4
95 joint	Three RiversEast of England	0.4
95 joint	West BerkshireSouth East	0.4
95 joint	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	0.4
95 joint	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	0.4
215 joint	BostonEast Midlands	0.5
215 joint	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	0.5
215 joint	BromsgroveWest Midlands	0.5
215 joint	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	0.5
215 joint	East LothianScotland	0.5
215 joint	East RenfrewshireScotland	0.5
215 joint	ElmbridgeSouth East	0.5
215 joint	ManchesterNorth West	0.5
215 joint	RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
215 joint	RutlandEast Midlands	0.5
215 joint	South LanarkshireScotland	0.5
215 joint	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	0.5
215 joint	WalsallWest Midlands	0.5
215 joint	BuckinghamshireSouth East	0.5
215 joint	GuildfordSouth East	0.5
215 joint	KnowsleyNorth West	0.5
215 joint	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
215 joint	SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
215 joint	SunderlandNorth East	0.5
215 joint	West OxfordshireSouth East	0.5
215 joint	West SuffolkEast of England	0.5
215 joint	BirminghamWest Midlands	0.5
215 joint	BromleyLondon	0.5
215 joint	East SuffolkEast of England	0.5
215 joint	Epsom and EwellSouth East	0.5
215 joint	LeedsYorkshire and the Humber	0.5
215 joint	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	0.5
215 joint	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	0.5
215 joint	SeftonNorth West	0.5
215 joint	TendringEast of England	0.5
215 joint	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	0.5
215 joint	WiltshireSouth West	0.5
215 joint	AshfordSouth East	0.5
215 joint	DarlingtonNorth East	0.5
215 joint	HartlepoolNorth East	0.5
215 joint	MiddlesbroughNorth East	0.5
215 joint	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	0.5
215 joint	North TynesideNorth East	0.5
215 joint	SandwellWest Midlands	0.5
215 joint	South TynesideNorth East	0.5
215 joint	StroudSouth West	0.5
215 joint	DenbighshireWales	0.5
215 joint	North KestevenEast Midlands	0.5
215 joint	RedbridgeLondon	0.5
215 joint	RochfordEast of England	0.5
215 joint	SomersetSouth West	0.5
215 joint	South NorfolkEast of England	0.5
215 joint	TewkesburySouth West	0.5
215 joint	BroadlandEast of England	0.5
215 joint	RushcliffeEast Midlands	0.5
215 joint	StaffordWest Midlands	0.5
215 joint	WirralNorth West	0.5
215 joint	WyreNorth West	0.5
215 joint	Cheshire EastNorth West	0.5
215 joint	East AyrshireScotland	0.5
215 joint	HarboroughEast Midlands	0.5
215 joint	South KestevenEast Midlands	0.5
215 joint	TamesideNorth West	0.5
215 joint	TeignbridgeSouth West	0.5
215 joint	BaberghEast of England	0.5
215 joint	Castle PointEast of England	0.5
215 joint	DudleyWest Midlands	0.5
215 joint	East HampshireSouth East	0.5
215 joint	LichfieldWest Midlands	0.5
215 joint	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	0.5
215 joint	BassetlawEast Midlands	0.5
215 joint	East DevonSouth West	0.5
215 joint	LiverpoolNorth West	0.5
215 joint	South AyrshireScotland	0.5
284 joint	CornwallSouth West	0.6
284 joint	North AyrshireScotland	0.6
284 joint	South HamsSouth West	0.6
284 joint	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	0.6
284 joint	Epping ForestEast of England	0.6
284 joint	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	0.6
284 joint	Mid SuffolkEast of England	0.6
284 joint	North DevonSouth West	0.6
284 joint	RotherSouth East	0.6
284 joint	TandridgeSouth East	0.6
284 joint	DorsetSouth West	0.6
284 joint	MonmouthshireWales	0.6
284 joint	Ribble ValleyNorth West	0.6
284 joint	SevenoaksSouth East	0.6
284 joint	CoventryWest Midlands	0.6
284 joint	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.6
284 joint	Isle of WightSouth East	0.6
284 joint	BrentwoodEast of England	0.6
284 joint	GwyneddWales	0.6
284 joint	Mole ValleySouth East	0.6
284 joint	South HollandEast Midlands	0.6
284 joint	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	0.6
284 joint	ChichesterSouth East	0.6
284 joint	CumberlandNorth West	0.6
284 joint	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	0.6
284 joint	WychavonWest Midlands	0.6
284 joint	MaldonEast of England	0.6
284 joint	MeltonEast Midlands	0.6
284 joint	UttlesfordEast of England	0.6
284 joint	Forest of DeanSouth West	0.6
284 joint	BrecklandEast of England	0.6
284 joint	SolihullWest Midlands	0.6
316 joint	New ForestSouth East	0.7
316 joint	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	0.7
316 joint	Isle of AngleseyWales	0.7
316 joint	North NorfolkEast of England	0.7
316 joint	Mid DevonSouth West	0.7
316 joint	WealdenSouth East	0.7
316 joint	NorthumberlandNorth East	0.7
316 joint	West LindseyEast Midlands	0.7
316 joint	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	0.7
316 joint	North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	0.7
316 joint	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	0.7
316 joint	CarmarthenshireWales	0.7
316 joint	PembrokeshireWales	0.7
329 joint	TorridgeSouth West	0.8
329 joint	StirlingScotland	0.8
331 joint	ShropshireWest Midlands	0.9
331 joint	MorayScotland	0.9
331 joint	AngusScotland	0.9
331 joint	AberdeenshireScotland	0.9
331 joint	CotswoldSouth West	0.9
336	West DevonSouth West	1.0
337 joint	HerefordshireWest Midlands	1.1
337 joint	Scottish BordersScotland	1.1
339 joint	East LindseyEast Midlands	1.2
339 joint	Perth and KinrossScotland	1.2
339 joint	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	1.2
339 joint	PowysWales	1.2
343	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	1.4
344	CeredigionWales	1.5
345 joint	Argyll and ButeScotland	2.0
345 joint	Shetland IslandsScotland	2.0
347 joint	Isles of ScillySouth West	2.1
347 joint	HighlandScotland	2.1
349	Orkney IslandsScotland	2.6
350	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland	3.2

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

Ordnance Survey, OS Open Greenspace, play spaces, read at every census area · October 2026 · fetched 27 October 2026 · How this is measured

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