Crap Towns / Armadale / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Armadale got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in Armadale (April 2026): 6.4 per 10,000 people, 2.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 8.0 per 10,000 people, 33% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 3.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 79% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 6.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 3.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Shotts | 10.5 km | 31.5 |
| Grangemouth | 13.3 km | 14.5 |
| Blackburn | 5.4 km | 9.9 |
| Falkirk | 13.2 km | 9.8 |
| Bathgate | 4.0 km | 7.3 |
| Linlithgow | 10.7 km | 6.9 |
| Bo'ness | 14.0 km | 6.3 |
| Whitburn | 3.6 km | 3.3 |
| Armadale | – | 3.3 |
| Livingston | 10.6 km | 2.2 |
| Polmont | 10.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |