Crap Towns / Auchterarder / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Auchterarder got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Auchterarder (April 2026): 4.9 per 10,000 people, 2.0 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 13.2 per 10,000 people, 2.2 times the typical town's 6.0. 17.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 14% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 13.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 17.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Auchterarder | – | 17.6 |
| Dunblane | 18.9 km | 17.1 |
| Scone | 24.3 km | 16.1 |
| Stirling | 23.3 km | 13.8 |
| Crieff | 11.7 km | 13.6 |
| Sauchie | 18.6 km | 12.6 |
| Perth | 20.4 km | 9.7 |
| Kinross | 20.3 km | 8.8 |
| Bannockburn | 25.7 km | 4.1 |
| Alloa | 20.4 km | 0.0 |
| Tullibody | 19.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |