Crap Towns / Kelty / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Kelty got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Kelty (April 2026): 4.3 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 8.7 per 10,000 people, 45% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 7.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 52% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 18.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 7.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Rosyth | 12.0 km | 21.8 |
| Kinross | 8.5 km | 8.8 |
| Kelty | – | 7.4 |
| Dunfermline | 8.1 km | 6.7 |
| Inverkeithing | 11.6 km | 4.9 |
| Cardenden | 7.7 km | 2.3 |
| Cowdenbeath | 3.7 km | 2.1 |
| Burntisland | 12.5 km | 1.9 |
| Ballingry | 4.3 km | 0.0 |
| Dalgety Bay | 11.2 km | 0.0 |
| Lochgelly | 4.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |