Crap Towns / Northallerton / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Northallerton got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Northallerton (April 2026): 3.0 per 10,000 people, 20% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 9 play spaces, 6.8 per 10,000 people, 13% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 33.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.2 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 33.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton-on-Tees | 26.4 km | 35.4 |
| Northallerton | – | 33.7 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 20.7 km | 24.9 |
| Darlington | 22.0 km | 17.4 |
| Ripon | 23.4 km | 16.8 |
| Catterick Garrison | 18.6 km | 14.3 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 25.0 km | 9.5 |
| Yarm | 18.3 km | 9.1 |
| Richmond | 21.1 km | 7.7 |
| Egglescliffe | 20.6 km | 6.4 |
| Thirsk | 13.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |