Crap Towns / Stone / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Stone got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Stone (April 2026): 4.7 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 7 play spaces, 10.9 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 6.0. Everyone there lives within 400 metres of a park or play space, as the crow flies.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 10.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 7.1 km | 31.4 |
| Aveley | 6.5 km | 23.4 |
| Grays | 6.3 km | 20.0 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 3.4 km | 16.2 |
| South Ockendon | 7.8 km | 9.2 |
| Dartford | 2.1 km | 9.0 |
| Tilbury | 6.8 km | 1.6 |
| Northfleet | 5.1 km | 1.2 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 4.3 km | 0.9 |
| Stone | – | 0.0 |
| Swanscombe | 2.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |