Crap Towns / Egglescliffe / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Egglescliffe got?
OS maps 9 public parks and gardens in Egglescliffe (April 2026): 8.8 per 10,000 people, 3.5 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 5.9 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 6.4% 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 | 8.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 10.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 6.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton-on-Tees | 5.9 km | 35.4 |
| Billingham | 10.1 km | 31.5 |
| Eston | 13.9 km | 31.4 |
| Guisborough | 19.4 km | 25.0 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 2.7 km | 24.9 |
| Middlesbrough | 9.6 km | 20.0 |
| Darlington | 12.9 km | 17.4 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 18.0 km | 12.1 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 5.3 km | 9.5 |
| Yarm | 2.6 km | 9.1 |
| Egglescliffe | – | 6.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |