Crap Towns / Bathgate / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Bathgate got?
OS maps 11 public parks and gardens in Bathgate (April 2026): 5.0 per 10,000 people, 2.0 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 21 play spaces, 9.5 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 7.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 53% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 16.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 7.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Shotts | 13.3 km | 31.5 |
| Blackburn | 2.5 km | 9.9 |
| Bathgate | – | 7.3 |
| Linlithgow | 9.2 km | 6.9 |
| Bo'ness | 13.0 km | 6.3 |
| Whitburn | 4.8 km | 3.3 |
| Armadale | 4.0 km | 3.3 |
| Livingston | 6.6 km | 2.2 |
| Broxburn | 10.8 km | 0.9 |
| East Calder | 11.4 km | 0.9 |
| Polmont | 11.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |