Crap Towns / Billingham / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Billingham got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Billingham (April 2026): 1.2 per 10,000 people, 52% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 7 play spaces, 2.1 per 10,000 people, 65% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 31.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.0 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 2.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 31.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | 10.2 km | 37.4 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 4.6 km | 35.4 |
| Billingham | – | 31.5 |
| Eston | 8.4 km | 31.4 |
| Guisborough | 15.7 km | 25.0 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 9.6 km | 24.9 |
| Middlesbrough | 6.6 km | 20.0 |
| Redcar | 12.6 km | 17.4 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 5.3 km | 9.5 |
| Yarm | 12.0 km | 9.1 |
| Egglescliffe | 10.1 km | 6.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |