Crap Towns / Tenterden / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Tenterden got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Tenterden (April 2026): 3.9 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 6.4 per 10,000 people, 7% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 45.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.9 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 45.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Littlestone-on-Sea | 22.0 km | 63.3 |
| Tenterden | – | 45.1 |
| Battle | 22.4 km | 40.4 |
| Coxheath | 21.6 km | 35.5 |
| Bearsted | 23.1 km | 35.0 |
| Hythe | 26.8 km | 28.4 |
| Staplehurst | 14.3 km | 23.4 |
| Paddock Wood | 24.1 km | 13.8 |
| Hastings | 24.1 km | 9.7 |
| Maidstone | 24.8 km | 9.2 |
| Ashford | 14.8 km | 6.3 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |