Crap Towns / Prestwick / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Prestwick got?
OS maps 12 public parks and gardens in Prestwick (April 2026): 8.2 per 10,000 people, 3.3 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 14 play spaces, 9.6 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 9.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 39% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 8.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 9.4 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 9.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Saltcoats | 19.6 km | 26.7 |
| Ardrossan | 21.3 km | 25.4 |
| Kilwinning | 18.5 km | 13.1 |
| Irvine | 13.3 km | 12.6 |
| Troon | 6.6 km | 12.0 |
| Cumnock | 22.3 km | 10.9 |
| Stevenston | 18.0 km | 10.4 |
| Ayr | 4.9 km | 10.0 |
| Prestwick | – | 9.5 |
| Kilmarnock | 14.3 km | 8.4 |
| Stewarton | 21.4 km | 7.2 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |