Crap Towns / Lochgelly / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Lochgelly got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Lochgelly (April 2026): 7.0 per 10,000 people, 2.8 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 11.2 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical town's 6.0. Everyone there lives within 400 metres of a park or play space, as the crow flies.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 7.0 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 11.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 14.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Kinross | 11.4 km | 8.8 |
| Kelty | 4.5 km | 7.4 |
| Dunfermline | 10.1 km | 6.7 |
| Kirkcaldy | 9.2 km | 4.2 |
| Glenrothes | 11.1 km | 2.7 |
| Cardenden | 3.6 km | 2.3 |
| Cowdenbeath | 3.5 km | 2.1 |
| Burntisland | 9.0 km | 1.9 |
| Ballingry | 3.0 km | 0.0 |
| Dalgety Bay | 10.7 km | 0.0 |
| Lochgelly | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |