Crap Towns / Stepps / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Stepps got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Stepps (April 2026): 2.6 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 12 play spaces, 15.7 per 10,000 people, 2.6 times the typical town's 6.0. 6.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 57% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 15.7 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 6.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Moodiesburn | 4.7 km | 19.4 |
| Viewpark | 8.5 km | 12.7 |
| Coatbridge | 7.9 km | 10.5 |
| Bishopbriggs | 5.1 km | 9.9 |
| Rutherglen | 8.5 km | 9.6 |
| Uddingston | 8.6 km | 8.8 |
| Glasgow | 8.4 km | 7.6 |
| Stepps | – | 6.6 |
| Cambuslang | 7.8 km | 6.2 |
| Lenzie | 3.8 km | 3.4 |
| Kirkintilloch | 5.4 km | 3.1 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |