Crap Towns / Stockton-on-Tees / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Stockton-on-Tees got?
OS maps 15 public parks and gardens in Stockton-on-Tees (April 2026): 1.8 per 10,000 people, 28% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 1.8 per 10,000 people, 70% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 35.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.3 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 8.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 35.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | 14.3 km | 37.4 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | – | 35.4 |
| Billingham | 4.6 km | 31.5 |
| Eston | 11.2 km | 31.4 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 6.3 km | 24.9 |
| Middlesbrough | 7.7 km | 20.0 |
| Redcar | 16.5 km | 17.4 |
| Darlington | 15.6 km | 17.4 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 3.2 km | 9.5 |
| Yarm | 8.2 km | 9.1 |
| Egglescliffe | 5.9 km | 6.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |