Crap Towns / Hartlepool / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Hartlepool got?
OS maps 19 public parks and gardens in Hartlepool (April 2026): 2.2 per 10,000 people, 12% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 26 play spaces, 3.0 per 10,000 people, 50% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 37.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.4 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 37.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Wingate | 11.4 km | 40.9 |
| Hartlepool | – | 37.4 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 14.3 km | 35.4 |
| Billingham | 10.2 km | 31.5 |
| Eston | 13.8 km | 31.4 |
| Middlesbrough | 15.0 km | 20.0 |
| Redcar | 12.5 km | 17.4 |
| Peterlee | 12.0 km | 14.0 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 15.5 km | 9.5 |
| Easington | 13.7 km | 6.3 |
| Horden | 11.0 km | 4.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |