Crap Towns / Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley (April 2026): 1.2 per 10,000 people, 52% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 13 play spaces, 8.1 per 10,000 people, 35% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 31.4% 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 | 8.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 31.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | – | 31.4 |
| Grays | 10.7 km | 20.0 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 10.4 km | 16.2 |
| Dartford | 8.4 km | 9.0 |
| Gravesend | 6.5 km | 8.7 |
| Swanley | 10.1 km | 8.3 |
| Tilbury | 8.8 km | 1.6 |
| Northfleet | 5.8 km | 1.2 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 10.7 km | 0.9 |
| Stone | 7.1 km | 0.0 |
| Swanscombe | 6.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |