Crap Towns / Ashford / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Ashford got?
OS maps 31 public parks and gardens in Ashford (April 2026): 3.8 per 10,000 people, 1.5 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 52 play spaces, 6.3 per 10,000 people, 5% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 6.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 59% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 6.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Littlestone-on-Sea | 19.5 km | 63.3 |
| Tenterden | 14.8 km | 45.1 |
| Hythe | 16.0 km | 28.4 |
| Canterbury | 21.0 km | 24.4 |
| Staplehurst | 22.9 km | 23.4 |
| Faversham | 19.1 km | 11.0 |
| Folkestone | 19.1 km | 10.5 |
| Ashford | – | 6.3 |
| Sittingbourne | 24.7 km | 5.3 |
| Aylesham | 24.7 km | 0.0 |
| Hawkinge | 20.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |