Crap Towns / Whitburn / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Whitburn got?
OS maps 5 public parks and gardens in Whitburn (April 2026): 4.2 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 8.5 per 10,000 people, 42% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 3.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 79% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 23.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 3.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Shotts | 8.5 km | 31.5 |
| Blackburn | 4.3 km | 9.9 |
| Bathgate | 4.8 km | 7.3 |
| Linlithgow | 13.6 km | 6.9 |
| Newmains | 14.4 km | 4.9 |
| Whitburn | – | 3.3 |
| Armadale | 3.6 km | 3.3 |
| Livingston | 10.4 km | 2.2 |
| Broxburn | 15.4 km | 0.9 |
| East Calder | 15.2 km | 0.9 |
| Polmont | 14.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |