Crap Towns / Tipton / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Tipton got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Tipton (April 2026): 1.1 per 10,000 people, 56% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 1.7 per 10,000 people, 72% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 30.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.0 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 10.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 30.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgley | 5.1 km | 57.5 |
| Oldbury | 5.3 km | 52.5 |
| Coseley | 2.7 km | 43.6 |
| Willenhall | 6.0 km | 39.9 |
| Tipton | – | 30.8 |
| Darlaston | 3.8 km | 30.4 |
| Wednesbury | 3.4 km | 30.2 |
| West Bromwich | 4.5 km | 26.7 |
| Bilston | 3.1 km | 25.5 |
| Dudley | 4.5 km | 21.6 |
| Rowley Regis | 5.2 km | 20.1 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |