Crap Towns / Thornaby-on-Tees / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Thornaby-on-Tees got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Thornaby-on-Tees (April 2026): 1.3 per 10,000 people, 48% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 2.6 per 10,000 people, 57% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 9.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 39% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 2.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 7.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 9.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | 15.5 km | 37.4 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 3.2 km | 35.4 |
| Billingham | 5.3 km | 31.5 |
| Eston | 9.0 km | 31.4 |
| Guisborough | 15.3 km | 25.0 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 4.3 km | 24.9 |
| Middlesbrough | 5.0 km | 20.0 |
| Redcar | 15.1 km | 17.4 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | – | 9.5 |
| Yarm | 6.8 km | 9.1 |
| Egglescliffe | 5.3 km | 6.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |