Crap Towns / Tilbury / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Tilbury got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Tilbury (April 2026): 2.1 per 10,000 people, 16% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 5.6 per 10,000 people, 7% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 1.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 90% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 1.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Grays | 3.1 km | 20.0 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 2.4 km | 19.3 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 7.5 km | 16.2 |
| South Ockendon | 7.3 km | 9.2 |
| Gravesend | 4.0 km | 8.7 |
| Tilbury | – | 1.6 |
| Northfleet | 3.1 km | 1.2 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 5.8 km | 0.9 |
| East Tilbury | 4.5 km | 0.0 |
| Stone | 6.8 km | 0.0 |
| Swanscombe | 4.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |