Photo: Robert Eva · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Iver
60% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Parks and playing fields in Iver add up to 1.3 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 30 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 2.5 for every square kilometre. Iver grades D for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Iver grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Iver, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Iver is 52nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 3,100 to 3,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Iver falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 48 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whyteleafe Surrey | A+ | 16.3 | 100% | 4.9 | 15% |
| 2 | Bakewell Derbyshire | A | 5.5 | 91% | 2.7 | 98% |
| 3 | Bignall End Staffordshire | A | 9.1 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 4 | Broadwell and Coalway Gloucestershire | A | 2.8 | 72% | 5.5 | 38% |
| 5 | Moira Leicestershire | A | 15.5 | 86% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 6 | Neyland Dyfed | A− | 3 | 93% | 1.2 | 13% |
| 7 | Birdwell South Yorkshire | A− | 3.6 | 90% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 8 | North Petherton Somerset | B+ | 3.8 | 91% | 2.3 | 5% |
| 9 | Addingham West Yorkshire | B+ | 1.8 | 93% | 3 | 32% |
| 10 | Newlyn Cornwall | B+ | 1.5 | 67% | 3.2 | 24% |
| 11 | St Agnes Cornwall | B+ | 1 | 81% | 3 | 5% |
| 12 | Markyate Hertfordshire | B+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.2 | 53% |
| 13 | Mickletown West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.3 | 93% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 14 | Elton Cheshire | B | 1.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 15 | Madeley Staffordshire | B | 3.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Walton West Yorkshire | B | 12.3 | 78% | 3 | 0% |
| 17 | Treeton South Yorkshire | B | 4.4 | 63% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 18 | Fishbourne West Sussex | B | 1.9 | 38% | 2.5 | 47% |
| 19 | Fernhill Heath Worcestershire | B | 3.2 | 88% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 20 | Caddington Bedfordshire | B | 1.3 | 81% | 3.6 | 33% |
| 21 | Hemingford Grey Cambridgeshire | B | 1.9 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 22 | Ringmer East Sussex | B− | 1.9 | 91% | 1.8 | 37% |
| 23 | Pangbourne Berkshire | B− | 2.9 | 61% | 2 | 85% |
| 24 | Askam in Furness Cumbria | B− | 1.7 | 90% | 2 | 0% |
| 25 | Dunton Green Kent | B− | 1 | 82% | 2.7 | 69% |
| 26 | Healing Lincolnshire | B− | 2 | 78% | 1.3 | 1% |
| 27 | Highley Shropshire | C+ | 3.4 | 73% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 28 | Pegswood Northumberland | C+ | 1.3 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 29 | Milborne Port Somerset | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 30 | Leadgate County Durham | C+ | 1.5 | 91% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 31 | West Bergholt Essex | C | 1.5 | 82% | 1.8 | 9% |
| 32 | Marlow Bottom Buckinghamshire | C | 0.5 | 40% | 3.4 | 50% |
| 33 | Ashburton Devon | C | 1.7 | 74% | 1 | 60% |
| 34 | Somersham Cambridgeshire | C | 2.7 | 81% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 35 | Earls Colne Essex | C | 1.4 | 91% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 36 | Bedale North Yorkshire | C | 3.6 | 78% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Adderbury and Twyford Oxfordshire | C | 1.7 | 89% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 38 | Laceby Lincolnshire | C | 1.6 | 64% | 2.1 | 18% |
| 39 | Hadlow Kent | C− | 1.7 | 61% | 2 | 11% |
| 40 | Sapcote Leicestershire | C− | 2.4 | 67% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Appleby-in-Westmorland Cumbria | C− | 1.2 | 63% | 2.1 | 24% |
| 42 | Bishopthorpe North Yorkshire | C− | 3.2 | 51% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 43 | Yarnton Oxfordshire | C− | 0.4 | 69% | 3 | 0% |
| 44 | Farnsfield Nottinghamshire | C− | 2 | 63% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 45 | Purton Wiltshire | C− | 0.8 | 60% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 46 | Rendlesham Suffolk | C− | 0.8 | 52% | 1.6 | 59% |
| 47 | Astwood Bank Worcestershire | C− | 0.9 | 79% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 48 | Navenby Lincolnshire | D | 1.2 | 81% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Talbot Green Mid Glamorgan | D | 0.7 | 66% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 50 | Messingham Lincolnshire | D | 3.4 | 46% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 51 | Eglwys-Brewis South Glamorgan | D | 0.3 | 0% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Iver Buckinghamshire | D | 1.3 | 60% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Tarporley Cheshire | D | 1 | 69% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Eccleshall Staffordshire | D | 1.1 | 74% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Heckington Lincolnshire | D | 1.4 | 68% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 56 | New Tredegar Gwent | D− | 1.4 | 68% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 57 | Headcorn Kent | D− | 1.6 | 48% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Dunnington North Yorkshire | D− | 0.8 | 44% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Upper Tean Staffordshire | D− | 0.6 | 60% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Donington Lincolnshire | D− | 0.8 | 54% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Iver’s built-up area.
6 in 10 Iver residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
About 1,300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 18 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 182 residents.
The Chilterns National Landscape is 7.3 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
7 waymarked walks pass through or near Iver
30 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Iver and the kilometre around it, 2.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Close to home, the Colne Valley Trail has 15 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. 4 regional routes pass through, including the Shakespeare's Way, London LOOP (Section 11), Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) Walk and Grand Union Canal Walk.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Iver: May to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 63 | 51 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 62 | 54 | 72 | 76 | 64 |
March is the driest month (45 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 76 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 39 nights a year. The climate in Iver →
18 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Iver is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 18
Plus 17 playgrounds without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iver | D | 1.3 | 60% | 0% |
| Richings Park 0.9 mi | D | 1.0 | 72% | 0% |
| Iver Heath 1.4 mi | B | 28.9 | 53% | 0% |
| New Denham 2.5 mi | A | 8.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Colnbrook 2.5 mi | D− | 0.6 | 68% | 0% |
| Poyle 2.7 mi | C− | 0.7 | 100% | 0% |
| Denham 3.3 mi | A− | 5.7 | 100% | 0% |
New Denham, 2.5 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Iver Heath, New Denham and Denham have at least twice Iver’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Iver
Is Iver near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Chilterns National Landscape, 7.3 mi north of the town’s edge. It covers 838 km² and was designated in 1990.
What are the best walks near Iver?
7 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Colne Valley Trail, Shakespeare's Way and Beeches Way.
What is the nearest beach to Iver?
Amity Beach, 7.2 mi from the edge of the town, then Hog Hole (8.7 mi). Iver itself is inland.
How many people in Iver live near a park?
60% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Iver?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Iver good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 45% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 21% (1.3 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Iver’s overall grade.
Where Iver’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.