Crap Towns / Purfleet-on-Thames / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Purfleet-on-Thames got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Purfleet-on-Thames (April 2026): 8.5 per 10,000 people, 3.4 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 17.0 per 10,000 people, 2.8 times the typical town's 6.0. 16.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, about the same as the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 8.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 17.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 16.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Bexley | 8.0 km | 24.4 |
| Aveley | 3.1 km | 23.4 |
| Grays | 5.4 km | 20.0 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | – | 16.2 |
| South Ockendon | 5.0 km | 9.2 |
| Dartford | 3.4 km | 9.0 |
| Tilbury | 7.5 km | 1.6 |
| Northfleet | 7.1 km | 1.2 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 2.2 km | 0.9 |
| Stone | 3.4 km | 0.0 |
| Swanscombe | 4.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |