Crap Towns / Gillingham / Shops
How many pubs, bookies and Greggs has Gillingham got?
Mapped in Gillingham as of 1 October 2026: 34 pubs, 53 hairdressers, 16 charity shops, 8 bookmakers, 8 vape shops, 4 banks and 4 Greggs. Per head, vape shops stand out: 0.7 per 10,000 people, 2.3 times the typical town's 0.3.
The High Street is so grim that a walk round Great Lines counts as a shopping trip.
| Type | Mapped | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pubs | 34 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
| Hairdressers | 53 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| Charity shops | 16 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Bookmakers | 8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Vape shops | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Banks | 4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Greggs | 4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |