Crap Towns / Polmont / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Polmont got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Polmont (April 2026): 5.9 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 7 play spaces, 13.9 per 10,000 people, 2.3 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 | 5.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 13.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 51.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grangemouth | 2.8 km | 14.5 |
| Falkirk | 4.8 km | 9.8 |
| Bathgate | 11.6 km | 7.3 |
| Linlithgow | 6.9 km | 6.9 |
| Bo'ness | 6.7 km | 6.3 |
| Denny | 12.7 km | 6.1 |
| Larbert | 8.8 km | 5.7 |
| Armadale | 10.6 km | 3.3 |
| Stenhousemuir | 7.4 km | 1.1 |
| Bonnybridge | 10.9 km | 0.0 |
| Polmont | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |