Crap Towns / Swanscombe / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Swanscombe got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Swanscombe (April 2026): 1.9 per 10,000 people, 24% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 13 play spaces, 8.4 per 10,000 people, 40% higher than 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 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.4 | 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 | 6.6 km | 31.4 |
| Grays | 4.5 km | 20.0 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 6.1 km | 19.3 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 4.4 km | 16.2 |
| Dartford | 4.6 km | 9.0 |
| Gravesend | 6.0 km | 8.7 |
| Tilbury | 4.4 km | 1.6 |
| Northfleet | 2.8 km | 1.2 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 4.0 km | 0.9 |
| Stone | 2.5 km | 0.0 |
| Swanscombe | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |