Crap Towns / Blackburn / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Blackburn got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Blackburn (April 2026): 5.7 per 10,000 people, 2.3 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 11.4 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 6.0. 9.9% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 36% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 11.4 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 9.9% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Shotts | 12.7 km | 31.5 |
| Blackburn | – | 9.9 |
| Bathgate | 2.5 km | 7.3 |
| Linlithgow | 11.4 km | 6.9 |
| Bo'ness | 15.3 km | 6.3 |
| Whitburn | 4.3 km | 3.3 |
| Armadale | 5.4 km | 3.3 |
| Livingston | 6.1 km | 2.2 |
| Broxburn | 11.3 km | 0.9 |
| East Calder | 10.8 km | 0.9 |
| Polmont | 14.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |