Coedpoeth’s biggest
Memorial Park
Park or garden
0.8 ha (2 acres)
Centralin the middle of Coedpoeth
2 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Born Acorn · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Coedpoeth · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Coedpoeth lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape begins 0.3 mi from the town’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Coedpoeth add up to 1.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 21 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 1.9 for every square kilometre. Coedpoeth grades B for the outdoors: #19 of 39 in Clwyd. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
21 km
1.9 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
24%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Coedpoeth?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Countryside close byThe Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape starts 0.3 mi south-west.Less park per person1.4 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Coedpoeth’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Coedpoeth grades B for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Coedpoeth, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B
Better than 55% of UK towns#19 of 39 in Clwyd · 22nd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.4 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
23out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape24%of the land within 5 km
81out of
100
100
Footpaths1.9 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
28out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
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.
Towns its size
Coedpoeth is 22nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 4,600 to 4,900 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Coedpoeth1.9
Towns its size2.7
Clwyd towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Coedpoeth1.4
Towns its size2.3
Clwyd towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Coedpoeth100%
Towns its size80%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Coedpoeth stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 53 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windermere Cumbria | A+ | 3 | 94% | 3.6 | 100% |
| 2 | Rownhams and Nursling Hampshire | A+ | 4.9 | 86% | 6.7 | 12% |
| 3 | Marple Bridge Greater Manchester | A | 9.9 | 80% | 4.4 | 13% |
| 4 | Wilford Nottinghamshire | A | 7.7 | 93% | 9.6 | 0% |
| 5 | Huntington Staffordshire | A | 3.7 | 74% | 4.6 | 27% |
| 6 | Carleton Lancashire | A | 3 | 86% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 7 | Rudheath Cheshire | A | 5.5 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 8 | Writtle Essex | A− | 5.8 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 9 | Cringleford Norfolk | A− | 1.7 | 94% | 7.4 | 0% |
| 10 | Dersingham Norfolk | A− | 3.1 | 76% | 1.9 | 39% |
| 11 | Brampton South Yorkshire | A− | 4.4 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 12 | Liss Hampshire | A− | 2.3 | 87% | 2.6 | 98% |
| 13 | Binfield Berkshire | A− | 8.5 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 14 | Saxmundham Suffolk | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 1.9 | 3% |
| 15 | Hugglescote Leicestershire | B+ | 4.2 | 91% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 16 | Borough Green Kent | B+ | 2.5 | 93% | 1.9 | 50% |
| 17 | Bodicote Oxfordshire | B+ | 10.2 | 86% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 18 | Kings Worthy Hampshire | B+ | 3.9 | 66% | 3 | 23% |
| 19 | Sturry Kent | B+ | 2.7 | 80% | 3.4 | 1% |
| 20 | Callington Cornwall | B | 2.1 | 100% | 1.1 | 21% |
| 21 | Whaley Bridge Derbyshire | B | 1.6 | 44% | 4.3 | 53% |
| 22 | Coedpoeth Clwyd | B | 1.4 | 100% | 1.9 | 24% |
| 23 | Lyneham Wiltshire | B− | 1.5 | 94% | 2.7 | 6% |
| 24 | Lenham and Harrietsham Kent | B− | 1.4 | 88% | 2.4 | 47% |
| 25 | High Lane Greater Manchester | B− | 1.5 | 67% | 4.6 | 12% |
| 26 | Chalfont St Giles Buckinghamshire | B− | 1.8 | 57% | 3.5 | 37% |
| 27 | Kelvedon and Feering Essex | B− | 3.5 | 94% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 28 | Astley Greater Manchester | B− | 3.5 | 78% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 29 | Bromham Bedfordshire | B− | 3.8 | 87% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 30 | Llay Clwyd | B− | 10.6 | 85% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 31 | Handsacre and Armitage Staffordshire | B− | 1.8 | 89% | 2.1 | 12% |
| 32 | Dudley Tyne and Wear | C+ | 2.6 | 69% | 4 | 0% |
| 33 | Bramley Hampshire | C+ | 2.8 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 34 | Dickens Heath West Midlands | C+ | 3.2 | 82% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 35 | Loughor West Glamorgan | C+ | 2.1 | 70% | 1.2 | 6% |
| 36 | Cross Hills North Yorkshire | C+ | 1.9 | 86% | 3 | 0% |
| 37 | Ripponden West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 75% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 38 | Edwalton Nottinghamshire | C+ | 2.1 | 58% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 39 | Shortstown Bedfordshire | C | 2.4 | 82% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 40 | Datchet Berkshire | C | 8.4 | 72% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 41 | Bowburn County Durham | C | 1.5 | 71% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Minster (Thanet) Kent | C | 2.3 | 64% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 43 | Makeney Derbyshire | C | 2.1 | 56% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Mynydd Isa Clwyd | C | 0.9 | 87% | 2 | 3% |
| 45 | Northway Gloucestershire | C | 0.9 | 58% | 3.1 | 13% |
| 46 | Winterton Lincolnshire | C | 1.6 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 47 | Kinver Staffordshire | C | 3.1 | 60% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 48 | Woodhall Spa Lincolnshire | C− | 1.9 | 61% | 3 | 0% |
| 49 | Barton-under-Needwood Staffordshire | C− | 2.3 | 70% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea Lancashire | C− | 0.7 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 51 | Bricket Wood Hertfordshire | C− | 1.7 | 43% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 52 | Middleton St George County Durham | C− | 1.8 | 94% | 1 | 0% |
| 53 | Sowerby North Yorkshire | C− | 1.5 | 77% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Bailrigg Lancashire | C− | 0 | 0% | 3.4 | 18% |
| 55 | Stretton Staffordshire | C− | 3.7 | 49% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Melbourne Derbyshire | C− | 1.5 | 67% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Crowland Lincolnshire | C− | 2.8 | 70% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 58 | South Cave East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 1.5 | 43% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 59 | Markfield Leicestershire | D | 0.8 | 63% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 60 | Chilton County Durham | D− | 1.1 | 68% | 1 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Coedpoeth’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Coedpoeth
The biggest is Memorial Park, 0.8 ha (2 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Coedpoeth’s homes are to 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).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Coedpoeth100%
Towns its size80%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 19 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 249 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape is 0.3 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
National Landscape
Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley
0.3 mi south-west389 km²since 201124% of the land within 5 km
24% of the land within 5 km of Coedpoeth is National Park or National Landscape, more than 80% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Coedpoeth
21 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Coedpoeth and the kilometre around it, 1.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Coedpoeth; its footpaths are on the map above.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Coedpoeth: 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 88 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 60 | 66 | 67 | 87 | 90 | 91 |
April is the driest month (60 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 91 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 47 nights a year. The climate in Coedpoeth →
Things to do
19 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
Coedpoeth is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Tranmere Beach22 mi from Coedpoeth’s edge
DirectionsEast Hoyle Bank23 mi from Coedpoeth’s edge
DirectionsHorton's Nose Nature Reserve25 mi from Coedpoeth’s edge
DirectionsRhyl Sands25 mi from Coedpoeth’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. Natural Resources Wales tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Up high. Pen-Rhos, at 280 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Coedpoeth.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Pen-Rhos280 m (919 ft) · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsMinera Mountain400 m (1,312 ft) · 0.9 mi from town
DirectionsCefn210 m (689 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 19
Plus 19 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
TanyfronBryntegGwersylltRhostyllenBradleyRhosllannerchrugogCoedpoeth
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coedpoeth | B | 1.4 | 100% | 24% |
| Tanyfron 0.8 mi | A | 7.4 | 100% | 13% |
| Brynteg 1.4 mi | A | 8.5 | 100% | 7% |
| Gwersyllt 2.3 mi | A | 14.6 | 96% | 2% |
| Rhostyllen 2.4 mi | C+ | 1.1 | 68% | 10% |
| Bradley 2.9 mi | A− | 29.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Rhosllannerchrugog 3.3 mi | A | 3.5 | 98% | 31% |
Brynteg, 1.4 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Tanyfron, Brynteg and Gwersyllt have at least twice Coedpoeth’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Coedpoeth
What is the biggest park in Coedpoeth?
Memorial Park, 0.8 ha (2 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Coedpoeth near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape, 0.3 mi south-west of the town’s edge. It covers 389 km² and was designated in 2011.
What is the nearest beach to Coedpoeth?
Tranmere Beach, 22 mi from the edge of the town, then East Hoyle Bank (23 mi). Coedpoeth itself is inland.
How many people in Coedpoeth live near a park?
100% 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 Coedpoeth?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Coedpoeth good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 28% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 23% (1.4 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 Coedpoeth’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Coedpoeth’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.
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