Crap Towns / Cowdenbeath / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Cowdenbeath got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in Cowdenbeath (April 2026): 6.7 per 10,000 people, 2.7 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 12.5 per 10,000 people, 2.1 times the typical town's 6.0. 2.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 86% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 6.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 12.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 17.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 2.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Rosyth | 9.8 km | 21.8 |
| Kelty | 3.7 km | 7.4 |
| Dunfermline | 6.6 km | 6.7 |
| Inverkeithing | 8.8 km | 4.9 |
| Kirkcaldy | 11.9 km | 4.2 |
| Cardenden | 7.1 km | 2.3 |
| Cowdenbeath | – | 2.1 |
| Burntisland | 9.0 km | 1.9 |
| Ballingry | 5.7 km | 0.0 |
| Dalgety Bay | 7.9 km | 0.0 |
| Lochgelly | 3.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |