Crap Towns / Stirling / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Stirling got?
OS maps 25 public parks and gardens in Stirling (April 2026): 6.5 per 10,000 people, 2.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 28 play spaces, 7.3 per 10,000 people, 22% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 13.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 11% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 7.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 14.8 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 13.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Dunblane | 7.9 km | 17.1 |
| Stirling | – | 13.8 |
| Sauchie | 9.5 km | 12.6 |
| Falkirk | 15.9 km | 9.8 |
| Denny | 11.3 km | 6.1 |
| Larbert | 11.9 km | 5.7 |
| Bannockburn | 3.5 km | 4.1 |
| Stenhousemuir | 12.8 km | 1.1 |
| Alloa | 8.3 km | 0.0 |
| Bonnybridge | 13.4 km | 0.0 |
| Tullibody | 6.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |