Crap Towns / Shotts / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Shotts got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Shotts (April 2026): 5.7 per 10,000 people, 2.3 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 4 play spaces, 4.5 per 10,000 people, 25% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 31.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.0 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.7 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 12.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 31.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Shotts | – | 31.5 |
| Newarthill | 8.9 km | 27.6 |
| Wishaw | 9.2 km | 11.5 |
| Airdrie | 11.7 km | 9.7 |
| Holytown | 10.7 km | 6.9 |
| New Stevenston | 11.0 km | 5.5 |
| Newmains | 5.9 km | 4.9 |
| Carluke | 10.1 km | 4.8 |
| Whitburn | 8.5 km | 3.3 |
| Chapelhall | 9.4 km | 3.3 |
| Armadale | 10.5 km | 3.3 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |