Crap Towns / Fraserburgh / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Fraserburgh got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Fraserburgh (April 2026): 3.9 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 23 play spaces, 17.8 per 10,000 people, 3.0 times the typical town's 6.0. 9.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 39% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 17.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 9.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Banchory | 75.7 km | 12.4 |
| Buckie | 56.3 km | 11.4 |
| Aberdeen | 60.0 km | 9.7 |
| Fraserburgh | – | 9.4 |
| Inverurie | 49.9 km | 5.9 |
| Peterhead | 24.2 km | 5.0 |
| Portlethen | 69.3 km | 5.0 |
| Ellon | 35.5 km | 4.8 |
| Westhill | 61.5 km | 3.3 |
| Dyce | 55.1 km | 1.0 |
| Cove Bay | 65.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |