Crap Towns / Northfleet / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Northfleet got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in Northfleet (April 2026): 2.7 per 10,000 people, 8% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 25 play spaces, 8.4 per 10,000 people, 40% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 1.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 92% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 1.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 5.8 km | 31.4 |
| Grays | 5.1 km | 20.0 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 5.4 km | 19.3 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 7.1 km | 16.2 |
| Dartford | 7.2 km | 9.0 |
| Gravesend | 3.2 km | 8.7 |
| Tilbury | 3.1 km | 1.6 |
| Northfleet | – | 1.2 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 6.2 km | 0.9 |
| Stone | 5.1 km | 0.0 |
| Swanscombe | 2.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |