Crap Towns / Bannockburn / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bannockburn got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Bannockburn (April 2026): 6.1 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 9.1 per 10,000 people, 1.5 times the typical town's 6.0. 4.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 74% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 6.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.1 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 4.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Dunblane | 11.4 km | 17.1 |
| Stirling | 3.5 km | 13.8 |
| Sauchie | 9.6 km | 12.6 |
| Falkirk | 12.7 km | 9.8 |
| Denny | 7.8 km | 6.1 |
| Larbert | 8.5 km | 5.7 |
| Bannockburn | – | 4.1 |
| Stenhousemuir | 9.6 km | 1.1 |
| Alloa | 7.8 km | 0.0 |
| Bonnybridge | 10.0 km | 0.0 |
| Tullibody | 7.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |