Crap Towns / Scone / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Scone got?
OS maps 1 public park or garden in Scone (April 2026): 1.9 per 10,000 people, 24% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 5 play spaces, 9.6 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 16.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, about the same as the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.6 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 10.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 16.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Cupar | 26.7 km | 18.4 |
| Auchterarder | 24.3 km | 17.6 |
| Scone | – | 16.1 |
| Crieff | 27.6 km | 13.6 |
| Dundee | 27.8 km | 10.3 |
| Perth | 3.9 km | 9.7 |
| Kinross | 23.8 km | 8.8 |
| Kelty | 31.7 km | 7.4 |
| Blairgowrie | 18.8 km | 5.5 |
| Glenrothes | 28.9 km | 2.7 |
| Ballingry | 29.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |