Crap Towns / Gillingham / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Gillingham got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Gillingham (April 2026): 4.5 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 13.6 per 10,000 people, 2.3 times the typical town's 6.0. Everyone there lives within 400 metres of a park or play space, as the crow flies.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 13.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Wincanton | 9.6 km | 67.2 |
| Shepton Mallet | 25.2 km | 25.4 |
| Frome | 21.7 km | 12.9 |
| Warminster | 19.8 km | 12.6 |
| Radstock | 30.6 km | 9.6 |
| Yeovil | 28.3 km | 8.8 |
| Blandford Forum | 21.4 km | 7.8 |
| Shaftesbury | 6.9 km | 2.6 |
| Sherborne | 19.6 km | 2.2 |
| Westbury | 25.7 km | 1.4 |
| Gillingham | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |