Crap Towns / Glenrothes / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Glenrothes got?
OS maps 32 public parks and gardens in Glenrothes (April 2026): 8.5 per 10,000 people, 3.4 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 90 play spaces, 24.0 per 10,000 people, 4.0 times the typical town's 6.0. 2.7% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 83% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 8.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 24.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 24.6 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 2.7% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Kinross | 15.8 km | 8.8 |
| Kelty | 14.5 km | 7.4 |
| Kirkcaldy | 7.7 km | 4.2 |
| Glenrothes | – | 2.7 |
| Cardenden | 7.7 km | 2.3 |
| Cowdenbeath | 14.7 km | 2.1 |
| Burntisland | 15.2 km | 1.9 |
| Methil | 9.4 km | 1.2 |
| Ballingry | 10.1 km | 0.0 |
| Leven | 10.3 km | 0.0 |
| Lochgelly | 11.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |