Crap Towns / Kirkcaldy / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Kirkcaldy got?
OS maps 20 public parks and gardens in Kirkcaldy (April 2026): 3.9 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 52 play spaces, 10.2 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 6.0. 4.2% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 73% 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 | 10.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 34.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 4.2% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Kelty | 13.7 km | 7.4 |
| Kirkcaldy | – | 4.2 |
| Glenrothes | 7.7 km | 2.7 |
| Cardenden | 6.3 km | 2.3 |
| Cowdenbeath | 11.9 km | 2.1 |
| Burntisland | 8.3 km | 1.9 |
| Methil | 11.1 km | 1.2 |
| Ballingry | 10.4 km | 0.0 |
| Dalgety Bay | 15.5 km | 0.0 |
| Leven | 12.7 km | 0.0 |
| Lochgelly | 9.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |