Crap Towns / Milngavie / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Milngavie got?
OS maps 7 public parks and gardens in Milngavie (April 2026): 5.5 per 10,000 people, 2.2 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 7.8 per 10,000 people, 30% higher than 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 | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 22.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bearsden | 2.7 km | 22.8 |
| Erskine | 9.4 km | 22.4 |
| Bishopbriggs | 7.7 km | 9.9 |
| Glasgow | 10.2 km | 7.6 |
| Renfrew | 8.8 km | 4.7 |
| Lenzie | 10.8 km | 3.4 |
| Clydebank | 6.7 km | 3.2 |
| Kirkintilloch | 11.5 km | 3.1 |
| Bishopton | 12.1 km | 1.8 |
| Duntocher | 5.9 km | 1.2 |
| Milngavie | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |