Crap Towns / Dundee / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Dundee got?
OS maps 79 public parks and gardens in Dundee (April 2026): 5.4 per 10,000 people, 2.2 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 92 play spaces, 6.2 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 10.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 34% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 14.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 10.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Kirriemuir | 22.4 km | 33.9 |
| Monifieth | 8.4 km | 28.0 |
| Cupar | 17.9 km | 18.4 |
| Scone | 27.8 km | 16.1 |
| Dundee | – | 10.3 |
| Carnoustie | 15.3 km | 9.1 |
| St Andrews | 18.4 km | 6.4 |
| Blairgowrie | 25.9 km | 5.5 |
| Arbroath | 24.7 km | 5.2 |
| Forfar | 19.2 km | 4.3 |
| Leven | 30.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |