Crap Towns / Yarm / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Yarm got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Yarm (April 2026): 4.2 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 4 play spaces, 4.2 per 10,000 people, 30% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 9.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 41% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 14.5 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 9.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton-on-Tees | 8.2 km | 35.4 |
| Northallerton | 18.3 km | 33.7 |
| Billingham | 12.0 km | 31.5 |
| Eston | 14.5 km | 31.4 |
| Guisborough | 19.2 km | 25.0 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 2.7 km | 24.9 |
| Middlesbrough | 10.2 km | 20.0 |
| Darlington | 13.7 km | 17.4 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 6.8 km | 9.5 |
| Yarm | – | 9.1 |
| Egglescliffe | 2.6 km | 6.4 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |